This photoset is from the Sourland Mountain Preserve.  This is the second time we've been to this park; the first time was a couple weeks earlier in last year.  This time we caught Galearis spectabilis in full anthesis; there were hundreds if not thousands of flowering plants.  Though I've not seen it many places, I suspect that this place has got to be one of the best places in New Jersey to catch this lovely orchid.  We even saw all three color forms.

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Showy Orchis Showy Orchis Showy Orchis Mayapple
Showy Orchis Purple-Flowered Showy Orchis Purple-Flowered Showy Orchis Showy Orchis
Showy Orchis Morel Showy Orchis Showy Orchis
Showy Orchis Showy Orchis White-Flowered Showy Orchis White-Flowered Showy Orchis
Showy Orchis White-Flowered Showy Orchis Purple-Flowered Showy Orchis Hooked Crowfoot
Bulbous Buttercup White Clover

 
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