Went to Welder Wildlife Refuge to look for a few plants and other things (with permission from director). Tried to find a few historic plant populations, but those areas were dominated with non-native grasses. Oh well. Still had some fun finding other critters and plants! :)
What a wonderful morning that I had with Anna Strong looking for some rare plants. Still pretty dry, although we did get a touch of rain last night!
see other photos for side view and leaf
Glass Mountain crested coralroot (Hexalectris nitida)
Spent about 5 hours searching for Glass Mountain Coralroots in Travis County. Found this one group containing just 2 plants. Was hoping to find more, but always happy to find any of these elusive orchids. One plants was 11 inches tall, the other 7 inches.