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This diminutive orchid is autumn coralroot. I was walking around my parent's yard on a tour and spotted these small orchids. Often these flowers never open to pollinators and actually self-pollinate. This type of flower is called cleistogamous. For more information: plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=COOD7

title	Corallorhiza odontorhiza, Cumberland Plateau, Cumberland County, Tennessee 1
date yyyymmdd hr:mn	2010:09:26 12:40:55
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