My 5th wildflower find of summer...

This little unusual wildflower is in the orchid family. The last time I saw this plant was nine years ago - https://365project.org/marlboromaam/365/2012-05-24 I think I've pinned it down to the right variety out of 13 possibilities and that is Spiranthes tuberosa - commonly known as Little Ladies'-tresses or Little Pearl-twist. More info on this little wildflower here - http://namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=1951 and more info on the genus of Spiranthes here if you're interested - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiranthes

Nine years ago today - https://365project.org/marlboromaam/365/2012-07-05

[LManning (Laura)]

How very pretty and unusual!

[Mags]

Thank you, Laura!

[sheri]

Love this helix.

[Yoland]

Beautiful, love the spiral.

[Diana]

So unusual, beautifully captured.

[Susan Wakely]

Beautiful and unusual.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

isn't that just marvellous!

[Dione Giorgio]

Unusual but very beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[Mags]

@sherimiya Thanks, Sheri!

@yoland Thank you!

@ludwigsdiana Thank you, Diana!

@wakelys Thanks, Susan!

@sangwann Thank you, Dione!

@koalagardens Thank you very much!

[Esther Rosenberg]

Beautiful focus and DOF

[Mags]

@dutchothotmailcom Thank you very much, Esther!

[Peter Dulis]

so unique - nice background

[Lin]

So pretty - I love your dof

[Mags]

@pdulis Thank you very much, Peter!

@linnypinny Thank you, Lin!

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[Michelle]

Such a pretty plant, lovely capture

[Taffy]

Beautiful in the way the structure has long thin twisty lines.

[Mags]

@bkbinthecity Thanks, BKB!

@bigmxx Thank you, Michelle!

@taffy Thank you, Taffy!

[Margaret Brown]

So pretty and so dainty, nice focus and capture

[Chris Cook]

Wow. Such an unusual plant.

[Granagringa]

the tones in the background add so much with their subtlety

[Ryan]

That's a really beautiful flower.

[Mags]

@craftymeg Thank you, Margaret!

@cdcook48 Thank you, Chris!

@granagringa Thank you!

@ryan161 Thank you, Ryan!

[KV]

Gorgeous focus and DOF.

[Leslie]

wonderful wildflower....you must be very organized with your photos

[Mags]

@kvphoto Thank you very much, KV!

@lesip Thank you, Leslie! I wish I was organized. I knew I had found this one before and searched my albums for it.

[Cheryl]

Lovely

[Nada]

What an interesting growth pattern. Beautifully captured.

[Mags]

@chesney_7 Thanks, Cheryl!

@njmom3 Thank you, Nada!