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Chapters of the story of Bluestem Farm

Platanthera psycodesOrchids found native on the farm and description of land. (this webpage)

Platanthera clevellata in flaskVisiting Bluestem's Lab




Cyp. parviflorumVisiting Bluestem's Nursery



Cyp reginaeCypripedium reginae out planting
First conservation project

Platanthera leucophaea Rock CountyPlatanhera leucophaea,  the white fringed prairie orchid, conservation

P. ophioglossoidesPhoto gallery of orchids found in South Central Wisconsin 



Orchid Habitat Restoration and Preservation 

Bluestem Farm   photos and text by Scott Weber unless
otherwise noted. Use of photos outside of this website must be by  permission.
  
Gallery of Orchids of South Central Wisconsin

These are pictures of orchids found within 100 miles of Bluestem Farm, most from points closer than that.  Not a comprehensive list, but species that I can see without driving too far.  I try to ride my bicycle as much as possible and some regions are just too far for a day trip.

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C acaule C candidumcmaculatasaukthumb.jpgC parviflorum
  Cypripedium          Cypripedium          Corallorhiza            Cypripedium
  acaule                    candidum             maculata                parviflorum

C parviflorum var makasin C parviflorum var makasinC reginaeC tuberosus    Cypripedium           Cypripedium          Cypripedium          Calopagon
  parviflorum var.     parviflorum var.     reginae                  tuberosus
  makasin                makasin  

M monophyllos var brachypoda P dilatataP dilatataP lacera
  Malaxis                  Platanthera           Platanthera           Platanthera
  monophylos var.    dilatata                 dilatata                  lacera
  brachypoda
P lacera P ophioglossoidesS magnicamporumT trianthophora
  Platanthera           Pogonia                  Spiranthes             Triphora
  lacera                    ophioglossoides      magnicamporum    trianthophora