Delaware Wildflowers • Scientific names
Aplectrum hyemale
PuttyrootOrchidaceae — Orchid family
Rare native
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
May 2007
Flint Woods
May 2006
The plant is only about a foot high.
White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum Hill
May 2012
White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum Hill
April 2013
Woodlawn Tract
January 2015
The developing flower stalk is visibly at left.
White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum HillMay 2015
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.