Cockle Orchid

Cockle Orchid

Encyclia cochleata, a cockle orchid. This tiny orchid has dangling, pale green petals and the throat, pale green with dark purple stripes, stands up like a collar. This cockle orchid was seen in the US Botanical Garden in Washington DC.
Shot with a Nikon D80 and a 55mm Micro Nikkor AIS macro lens.


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