Question: Several years ago I found about 5 of these tiny orchid plants (I'm pretty sure they're orchids, anyway) under a …
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Question
Several years ago I found about 5 of these tiny orchid plants (I'm pretty sure they're orchids, anyway) under a blue spruce on my property in a southern suburb of Boston. I haven't seen them since. Below please find a photo of a plant and a closeup photo of one blossom.
Answer
Dear Chy, the plant you have photographed is Epipactis helleborine (helleborine orchid). This is a widely distributed, non-native (but not invasive) orchid that is found in a variety of forested and partly forested habitats in New England.
