![]() I stepped much more carefully after this, more aware of the small beings, and respecting what it took for them to exist here at all. For this reason, it’s just the young, immature pollinators that visit, until they learn the difference. They rely solely on their appearance to attract pollinators. In addition to this, I later read, this type of orchid does not have any nectar. Therefore, the seeds are dependent on a type of fungus that grows near the parent plant to provide nutrients to these tiny seeds. The capsule contains hundreds of minuscule seeds, but very little stored food or nutrients. The volunteer had recently learned about the seeds of the Dragon’s Mouth Orchid-that they only produce one seed capsule per year. The Dragon’s Mouth Orchids were in bloom and were narrowly missing our footsteps. Some of the people on the trip casually shared knowledge about the landscape as we went, pointing out glacial features, like moraines, and commenting on how the glaciers had made this landscape ideal for canoeing.Īnother volunteer brought our attention to something much closer to us and much smaller. A group of volunteers and I were scouting out canoe route options for summer camp, which involved portaging through a bog that connects two ponds. The very first time I really noticed this orchid was during a canoe trip at Echo Pond. This, combined with a play on the phrase “from the horse’s mouth” is where this blog got it’s name. In July, when these orchids are scattered throughout bogs, they appear like tiny heads with their mouths wide open, as if speaking (and bog is similar to the word blog, get it? )). This particular orchid also has a spotted ‘tongue’ and yellow ‘fire’ in its mouth. Like all orchids, the flower is bent at a 90-degree angle–the process by which it moves into this shape is called resupination. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |