Coralroot

I took another trip yesterday with my dad to hike  and to see a rare orchid, Bentleys Coralroot. Stanley Bentley's book, Native orchids of the Southern Appalachian Mountains is one of my favorites and his account of finding this orchid is amazing. Seeing this orchid for the first time three years ago was a highlight of my botany endeavors,  I also saw Spotted Coralroot that day for the first time, but have not seen it in the past two years; I have probably been too early. 
         It was great day and here are a few pictures of what we saw. 

#194- Bentleys Coralroot

 Bentleys Coralroot

 Bentleys Coralroot

#195- Selfheal

 Shinleaf was a completely new wildflower for me. I believe this one is the Round-Leaved variety.

#196- Round-Leaved Shinleaf

Round-Leaved Shinleaf

#197- Lance-Leaved Loosestrife

 This Rhododendron is different than Rhododendron Maximum, West Virginia's state flower, in that it is a smaller shrub, blooms as the other is ending, has a tighter flower cluster and the color is much pinker. I will label it when I nail it down. Any suggestions? Update: Seems like I can't find anything other than the Maximum. It still seems odd that it blooms later with a tighter cluster of flowers

The following fungus was very different than others I commonly see in that it was purple.