Purple enamel orchid:
Funny, but after I took the previous photographs, Phill identified several carnivorous plant species in the area
and showed them to us. It so overwhelming that I didn't know what to do....so I photographed this little
orchid instead! I have no explanation for this behavior. It was like my brain was overloading in my skull.
The orchid is Elythranthera brunonis, a very common species with strikingly shiny
petals. You know, just as I was writing up this caption, I realized that it looks like the lower lip (labellum) of this flower is
really very small. Interesting.
