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Species: Calypso Orchid (Calypso Bulbosa)
Habitat: Undisturbed northern and montane forest, circumpolar
Location: Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
Public Land: Santa Fe National Forest
Description: With a circumboreal distribution, meaning it is found around the world in temperate, moist mixed conifer forests and bogs— this orchid is globally secure but rare in several states including New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. The flower makes it own food through its single leaf, but also utilizes at least one fungus species to provide some of its carbon intake. Due to their delicate nature and dependence on specific soil fungi, Calypso orchids are facing conservation challenges.
In the Southwest, peak Calypso Orchid bloom season often coincides with the Summer Solstice.
Prints: Fine art print on acid free, 100% cotton, bright or warm white, textured surface, archival quality paper. For more about papers I use click here.
Species: Calypso Orchid (Calypso Bulbosa)
Habitat: Undisturbed northern and montane forest, circumpolar
Location: Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
Public Land: Santa Fe National Forest
Description: With a circumboreal distribution, meaning it is found around the world in temperate, moist mixed conifer forests and bogs— this orchid is globally secure but rare in several states including New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. The flower makes it own food through its single leaf, but also utilizes at least one fungus species to provide some of its carbon intake. Due to their delicate nature and dependence on specific soil fungi, Calypso orchids are facing conservation challenges.
In the Southwest, peak Calypso Orchid bloom season often coincides with the Summer Solstice.
Prints: Fine art print on acid free, 100% cotton, bright or warm white, textured surface, archival quality paper. For more about papers I use click here.