Delaware Wildflowers • Families • Orchidaceae
Tipularia discolor
Cranefly OrchidOrchidaceae — Orchid family
Native
This shows the fruit and leaves of the plant. The leaves appear after the flowers, last through the winter, and die before the next year's flowers bloom.
Iron Hill MuseumNovember 2005
Dying leaves.
Killens Pond State ParkMay 2013
White Clay Creek State Park -- Judge Morris Estate
August 2014
Emerging leaves
Iron HillSeptember 2018
Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area
July 2019
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.