Puttyroot Orchid Leaf
Aplectrum hyemale
                    
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left Puttyroot Orchid Leaf right
 
2006 Photograph, Puttyroot Leaf (Aplectrum hyemale, Orchid Family, Orchidaceae), one of our native orchids found in rich deciduous woods, Fairfax Villa Park, Fairfax, Virginia, © 2020.
A bit of FYI from your friendly naturalist:  These leaves are only seen from late fall through mid-spring.  When the orchid flowers, there is just the floral stem and nothing else to be seen.  This photograph was taken in March and the flowers are seen in May.
Jian Zhe Li

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