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At the base of a cold, north-facing sandstone cliff with a creek running right up to it. Yellow birch dominated with abundant lichens, mosses, and rock polypody on the cliff.

also hearing many eastern narrowmouth toads and (green? ) frogs in this ditch .

Lake Ramsay Preserve, TNC

Edge of bayou

DeSoto NF - pitcherplant bog opening in pine forest

I think? New site (to me). Lightly fragrant.

Locally common: growing on bark of massive fallen Magnolia grandiflora; apparently very rare on trees in nearby habitat.

4 individuals in gas pipeline right-of-way at edge of mucky beaver pond

Woodland seep. Only 4 plants observed in flower. Dr. Robert Kral told me about this site in the 90s. Blanche Dean, Alabama environmental activist & writer, guards this site. She is buried nearby.

Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata

*Photos 6 and onward added in 2022. Seen on July 31, 2022. Only one individual, so presumably the same orchid as this original observation.

Appears to be flowering far past its typical bloom season.

New flowers have grown from the base of a dead inflorescence (image 4).

Possibly P. tescanensis whatever the shit or however you spell it lol. Good luck.

Appressed hoods, no horns visible

Just off the west side of the dirt road