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Deep in the woods Spotted Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata) is in full flower. Coralroot is a member of the orchid family.

And in a weedy clearing two varieties of Teasel, Dipsacus sylvestrus and Dipsacus laciniatus are both in bloom.

The leaves of D. lacinatus clasp the stem and form a cup which holds rainwater!

I had not seen Teasel before and did not expect to see it on this day. In fact, pictures Pat Jaquith sent from Utah were as close as I expected to ever get to this species!!!

John