In this case, albino would mean a complete lack of the typical pink color. The orange-yellow in the psuedo-pollen bristles persists.
This is only the second time in my life that I've seen a grass pink this color. Below is a typical color form:
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Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus)
Scenes from the Field – July/August 2024
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Long-tailed skipper caterpillar (Urbanus proteus) Viceroy caterpillar
(Limenitis archippus) Banded sphinx (Eumorpha fasciatus) – 3rd instar
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3 comments:
The white one is beautiful!
There are so many small ground flowers in the preserve. I wonder sometimes what I'm stepping on (inadvertently) as I walk across a marl prairie?
The orchids that you might encounter out there, Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii and Bletia purpurea, are pretty large and obvious plants. Not sure about the non-orchids.
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