Cranefly Orchid
Tipularia discolorOrchidaceae — Orchid family
Native
![Cranefly Orchid](/images/tipularia_discolor_2.jpg)
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
![Cranefly Orchid](/images/tipularia_discolor_3.jpg)
Dying leaves.
Killens Pond State ParkMay 2013
![Cranefly Orchid](/images/tipularia_discolor_4.jpg)
![Cranefly Orchid](/images/tipularia_discolor_5.jpg)
![Cranefly Orchid](/images/tipularia_discolor_6.jpg)
![Cranefly Orchid](/images/tipularia_discolor_7.jpg)
White Clay Creek State Park -- Judge Morris Estate
August 2014
![Cranefly Orchid](/images/tipularia_discolor_8.jpg)
Emerging leaves
Iron HillSeptember 2018
![Cranefly Orchid](/images/tipularia_discolor_9.jpg)
![Cranefly Orchid](/images/tipularia_discolor_10.jpg)
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.