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what is it??

16 years ago

I found two small plants in the woods and I'd like to know what it is Please Help if you can.

It has green leaves with spottes on it and the underside of the leaf is purple. It was growing under alot of leaves.

Help I'd love to know what it is.

Maryann

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Iris GW
16 years ago
Can you post a picture or even say what location in your state that you found them?

You might try looking up pictures of "Tipularia discolor", a single leaved native orchid that comes up in the fall.
maryann2007
Original Author
16 years ago
I live in the area of Greensboro N.C. We just moved here about one year ago. I have been trying to clean up the woods, and try to see what native plants I can find. I also found a red spider lily, different ferns.and this plant.
I look up the name that you said and I really believe that is the plant. Looks just lke it. One leaf was all it had
Thanks
Maryann
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Lynda Waldrep
16 years ago
We have a very active NCNPS chapter in the Triad area of Greensboro. Email me, and I am sure some of us can come by to help identify things if you would like that. And your plant does sound like Tipularia. Welcome to Greensboro!

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