north american native orchid journal - at The Culture Sheet
north american native orchid journal - at The Culture Sheet
north american native orchid journal - at The Culture Sheet
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Brown & Folsom: WILD ORCHIDS OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE<br />
Spiranthes lacera Rafinesque var. lacera<br />
<strong>north</strong>ern slender ladies’-tresses<br />
Range: Alberta east to Nova Scotia, south to Missouri and<br />
Virginia<br />
In the White Mountains region: local<br />
Plant: terrestrial, 15-65 cm tall; pubescent<br />
Leaves: 2-4; ov<strong>at</strong>e, dark green, 1-2 cm wide × 2-5 cm long, usually<br />
present <strong>at</strong> flowering time<br />
Flowers: 10-35; in a single rank, in a dense spiral; sepals and petals<br />
similar, elliptic; perianth white; lip oblong, with the apex<br />
rounded; central portion green with a clearly defined crisp apron;<br />
the lower flowers spaced out from those above; individual flower<br />
size 4.0-7.5 mm<br />
Habit<strong>at</strong>: dry to moist meadows, grassy roadsides, cemeteries,<br />
open sandy areas in woodlands, lawns, old fields<br />
Flowering period: July to l<strong>at</strong>e August<br />
<strong>The</strong> differences between this variety and the more southerly var.<br />
gracilis are not gre<strong>at</strong>, but the more <strong>north</strong>ern of the two has the<br />
lower flowers well spaced out on the inflorescence and they<br />
appear to be much smaller because of the position of the sepals.<br />
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