Personal Checklist of the Wild Orchids of North America, north of ...
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<strong>Personal</strong> <strong>Checklist</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Wild</strong> <strong>Orchids</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>America</strong>, <strong>north</strong> <strong>of</strong> Mexico<br />
At a glance:<br />
236 species, 19 <strong>of</strong> which are non-native<br />
26 subspecies & varieties = 262 higher taxa<br />
147 forms<br />
42 hybrids<br />
10 species are considered historical, although o<strong>the</strong>rs may not<br />
have been seen in recent years — all from Florida<br />
This personal checklist is for <strong>the</strong> convenience <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> native<br />
orchid-lover and is current through September 2009. It is not<br />
intended to be a complete taxonomic reference as <strong>the</strong> authors<br />
and publications have been intentionally omitted and <strong>the</strong> user<br />
is referred to any number <strong>of</strong> published works for that<br />
information or <strong>the</strong> International Plant Names Index.<br />
* = introduced, adventive, naturalized, or waif H=historical<br />
Originally prepared by Paul Martin Brown, June 2007<br />
Special publication #4 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>America</strong>n Native Orchid Journal<br />
June 2007<br />
Revised September 2009
Amerorchis rotundifolia<br />
small round-leaved orchis<br />
forma angustifolia<br />
forma beckettiae<br />
forma immaculata<br />
forma lineata<br />
forma rosea<br />
forma wardii<br />
Aplectrum hyemale<br />
putty-root, Adam and Eve<br />
forma pallidum<br />
Arethusa bulbosa<br />
dragon's-mouth<br />
forma albiflora<br />
forma subcaerulea<br />
Basiphyllaea corallicola<br />
Carter's orchid<br />
Beloglottis costaricensis<br />
Costa Rican ladies'-tresses<br />
Bletia florida* (FL)<br />
slender pine-pink<br />
Bletia patula* (FL)<br />
Haitian pine-pink<br />
Bletia purpurea<br />
pine-pink<br />
forma alba<br />
Bletilla striata* (FL)<br />
urn orchid<br />
Brassia caudata H<br />
spider orchid<br />
Bulbophyllum pachyrhachis H<br />
rat-tail orchid<br />
Calopogon barbatus<br />
bearded grass-pink<br />
forma albiflorus<br />
forma lilacinus<br />
Calopogon multiflorus<br />
many-flowered grass-pink<br />
forma albiflorus<br />
Calopogon oklahomensis<br />
Oklahoma grass-pink<br />
forma albiflorus<br />
Calopogon pallidus<br />
pale grass-pink<br />
forma albiflorus<br />
Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus<br />
common grass-pink<br />
forma albiflorus<br />
Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii<br />
Simpson's grass-pink<br />
forma niveus<br />
Calopogon xfloridensis<br />
Florida hybrid grass-pink<br />
Calopogon xfowleri<br />
Fowler’s hybrid grass-pink<br />
Calopogon xgoe<strong>the</strong>nsis<br />
Goe<strong>the</strong> hybrid grass-pink<br />
Calopogon xobscurus<br />
hidden hybrid grass-pink<br />
Calopogon xsimulans<br />
false Oklahoma hybrid grasspink<br />
Calopogon xvulgaris<br />
common hybrid grass-pink<br />
Calypso bulbosa var. americana<br />
eastern fairy-slipper<br />
forma albiflora<br />
forma biflora<br />
forma rosea<br />
Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis<br />
western fairy-slipper<br />
forma nivea<br />
Camaridium micranthum<br />
densely-flowered maxillaria<br />
Campylocentrum pachyrrhizum<br />
crooked-spur orchid<br />
Cephelan<strong>the</strong>ra austiniae<br />
phantom orchid<br />
Cleistesiopsis bifaria<br />
upland spreading pogonia<br />
Cleistesiopsis divaricata<br />
spreading pogonia<br />
forma leucantha<br />
Cleistesiopsis oricamporum<br />
coastal lesser spreading pogonia<br />
Cleistesiopsis xochlockoneensis<br />
Ochlockonee hybrid rosebud<br />
orchid<br />
Coeloglossum viride var. viride<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn bracted green orchis<br />
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens<br />
long bracted green orchis<br />
Corallorhiza bentleyi<br />
Bentley's coralroot<br />
forma flavida<br />
Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata<br />
spotted coralroot<br />
forma flavida<br />
forma rubra<br />
Corallorhiza maculata var. mexicana<br />
Mexican spotted coralroot<br />
Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis<br />
western spotted coralroot<br />
forma aurea<br />
forma immaculata<br />
forma intermedia<br />
forma punicea<br />
Corallorhiza maculata var. ozettensis<br />
Ozette coralroot<br />
Corallorhiza mertensiana<br />
western coralroot<br />
forma albolabia<br />
forma pallida<br />
Corallorhiza odontorhiza<br />
var. odontorhiza<br />
autumn coralroot<br />
forma flavida<br />
Corallorhiza odontorhiza var. pringlei<br />
Pringle's autumn coralroot<br />
Corallorhiza striata var. striata<br />
striped coralroot<br />
forma eburnea<br />
Corallorhiza striata var. vreelandii<br />
Vreeland's striped coralroot<br />
forma flavida<br />
Corallorhiza trifida<br />
early coralroot<br />
forma verna<br />
Corallorhiza wisteriana<br />
Wister's coralroot<br />
forma albolabia<br />
forma cooperi<br />
forma rubra<br />
Cranichis muscosa<br />
moss-loving cranichis<br />
Cyclopogon cranichoides<br />
speckled ladies'-tresses<br />
forma albolabia
Cyclopogon elatus<br />
tall neottia<br />
Cymbidium aloeifolium* (FL)<br />
hard-leaved cymbidium<br />
Cypripedium acaule<br />
pink lady's-slipper<br />
forma albiflorum<br />
forma biflorum<br />
forma lancifolium<br />
Cypripedium arietinum<br />
ram's-head lady's-slipper<br />
forma albiflorum<br />
forma biflorum<br />
Cypripedium californicum<br />
California lady's-slipper<br />
Cypripedium candidum<br />
small white lady's-slipper<br />
Cypripedium fasciculatum<br />
clustered lady's-slipper<br />
forma purpureum<br />
forma viride<br />
Cypripedium guttatum<br />
spotted lady's-slipper<br />
forma albiflorum<br />
Cypripedium kentuckiense<br />
ivory-lipped lady's-slipper<br />
forma pricei<br />
forma summersii<br />
Cypripedium montanum<br />
mountain lady's-slipper<br />
forma praetertinctum<br />
forma welchii<br />
Cypripedium parviflorum<br />
var. parviflorum<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rn small yellow lady'sslipper<br />
forma albolabium<br />
Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn small yellow lady'sslipper<br />
Cypripedium parviflorum<br />
var. pubescens<br />
large yellow lady's-slipper<br />
Cypripedium passerinum<br />
sparrow's egg lady's-slipper<br />
forma minganense<br />
Cypripedium reginae<br />
showy lady's-slipper<br />
forma albolabium<br />
Cypripedium yatabeanum<br />
yellow spotted lady's-slipper<br />
Cypripedium xalaskanum<br />
Alaskan spotted hybrid lady'sslipper<br />
Cypripedium xandrewsii nm. andrewsii<br />
Andrews' hybrid lady's-slipper<br />
Cypripedium xandrewsii<br />
nm. favillianum<br />
Faville's hybrid lady's-slipper<br />
Cypripedium xandrewsii nm. landonii<br />
Landon's hybrid lady's-slipper<br />
Cypripedium xcolumbianum<br />
Columbia hybrid lady's-slipper<br />
Cypripedium xherae<br />
Queen Hera’s hybrid lady’sslipper<br />
Cyrtopodium flavum* (FL)<br />
yellow cowhorn orchid<br />
Cyrtopodium macrobulbon<br />
giant cowhorn orchid<br />
Cyrtopodium punctatum<br />
cowhorn orchid<br />
Dactylorhiza aristata var. aristata<br />
Fischer's orchid<br />
forma alba<br />
forma albomaculata<br />
Dactylorhiza aristata var. kodiakensis<br />
Kodiak orchid<br />
forma alba<br />
forma rosea<br />
forma perbracteata<br />
Dactylorhiza praetermissa<br />
var. praetermissa<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rn marsh orchid<br />
forma albiflora<br />
Dactylorhiza praetermissa var. junialis*<br />
(NF)<br />
leopard marsh orchid<br />
Deiregyne confusa<br />
Hildago ladies'-tresses<br />
Dendrophylax lindenii<br />
ghost orchid<br />
Dendrophylax porrectus<br />
jinglebell orchid; leafless<br />
harrisella<br />
Dichromanthus cinnabarinus<br />
cinnabar ladies'-tresses<br />
forma aureus<br />
Dichromanthus michuacanus<br />
Michoacan ladies'-tresses<br />
forma armeniacus<br />
Eltroplectris calcarata<br />
spurred neottia<br />
Encyclia rufa H<br />
rufous epidendrum<br />
Encyclia tampensis<br />
Florida butterfly orchid<br />
forma albolabia<br />
Epidendrum acunae H<br />
Acuña's star orchid<br />
Epidendrum amphistomum<br />
dingy-flowered star orchid<br />
forma rubrifolium<br />
Epidendrum floridense<br />
Florida star orchid<br />
Epidendrum magnoliae var. magnoliae<br />
green-fly orchis<br />
Epidendrum magnoliae<br />
var. mexicanum<br />
bronze green-fly orchis<br />
Epidendrum nocturnum<br />
night-fragrant epidendrum<br />
Epidendrum cf. radicans* (FL)<br />
climbing epidendrum<br />
Epidendrum rigidum<br />
rigid epidendrum<br />
Epidendrum strobiliferum<br />
cone-bearing epidendrum<br />
Epipactis atrorubens* (VT)<br />
red helleborine<br />
Epipactis gigantea<br />
stream orchid<br />
forma citrina<br />
forma rubrifolia<br />
Epipactis helleborine*<br />
broad-leaved helleborine<br />
forma alba<br />
forma luteola<br />
forma monotropoides<br />
forma variegata<br />
forma viridens
Epipactis palustris* (PA)<br />
marsh helleborine<br />
Eulophia alta<br />
wild coco<br />
forma pallida<br />
forma pelchatii<br />
Eulophia graminea* (FL)<br />
slender plume orchid<br />
Galeandra bicarinata<br />
two keeled galeandra<br />
Galearis spectabilis<br />
showy orchis<br />
forma gordinierii<br />
forma lilacina<br />
Goodyera oblongifolia<br />
giant rattlesnake orchis<br />
forma reticulata<br />
Goodyera pubescens<br />
downy rattlesnake orchis<br />
Goodyera repens<br />
lesser rattlesnake orchis<br />
forma ophioides<br />
Goodyera tesselata<br />
checkered rattlesnake orchis<br />
Govenia floridana H<br />
Florida govenia<br />
Gymnadenia conopsea * (CT)<br />
fragrant orchid<br />
Gymnadeniopsis clavellata<br />
var. clavellata<br />
little club-spur orchis<br />
forma slaughteri<br />
forma wrightii<br />
Gymnadeniopsis clavellata<br />
var. ophioglossoides<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn club-spur orchis<br />
Gymnadeniopsis integra<br />
yellow fringeless orchis<br />
Gymnadeniopsis nivea<br />
snowy orchis<br />
Habenaria distans<br />
false water-spider orchid<br />
Habenaria macroceratitis<br />
long-horned habenaria<br />
Habenaria odontopetala<br />
too<strong>the</strong>d habenaria<br />
forma heatonii<br />
Habenaria quinqueseta<br />
Michaux's orchid<br />
Habenaria repens<br />
water spider orchid<br />
Heterotaxis sessilis<br />
false butterfly orchid<br />
Hexalectris grandiflora<br />
Greenman's crested coralroot<br />
forma luteoalba<br />
Hexalectris nitida<br />
shining crested coralroot<br />
forma albescens<br />
Hexalectris revoluta var. revoluta<br />
recurved crested coralroot<br />
Hexalectris revoluta var. colemanii<br />
Coleman’s crested coralroot<br />
Hexalectris spicata var. spicata<br />
crested coralroot<br />
forma albolabia<br />
forma lutea<br />
forma wilderi<br />
Hexalectris spicata var. arizonica<br />
Arizona crested coralroot<br />
Hexalectris warnockii<br />
Texas purple-spike<br />
forma flavida<br />
Ionopsis utricularioides<br />
delicate ionopsis<br />
Isotria medeoloides<br />
small whorled pogonia<br />
Isotria verticillata<br />
large whorled pogonia<br />
Laelia rubescens* (FL)<br />
pale laelia<br />
Lepanthopsis melanantha<br />
crimson lepanthopsis<br />
Liparis elata<br />
tall twayblade<br />
Liparis liliifolia<br />
lily-leaved twayblade<br />
forma viridiflora<br />
Liparis loeselii<br />
Loesel's twayblade, fen orchis<br />
Liparis xjonesii<br />
Jones' hybrid twayblade<br />
Listera auriculata<br />
auricled twayblade<br />
forma trifolia<br />
Listera australis<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rn twayblade<br />
forma scottii<br />
forma trifolia<br />
forma viridis<br />
Listera banksiana<br />
<strong>north</strong>western twayblade<br />
Listera borealis<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn twayblade<br />
forma trifolia<br />
Listera convallarioides<br />
broad-lipped twayblade<br />
forma trifolia<br />
Listera cordata var. cordata<br />
heart-leaved twayblade<br />
forma disjuncta<br />
forma tetraphylla<br />
forma trifolia<br />
forma variegata<br />
forma viridens<br />
Listera cordata var. nephrophylla<br />
western heart-leaved twayblade<br />
forma rubescens<br />
Listera ovata* (ONT)<br />
common twayblade<br />
Listera smallii<br />
Small's twayblade<br />
forma cinnamomea<br />
forma variegata<br />
Listera xveltmanii<br />
Veltman's twayblade<br />
Macradenia lutescens H<br />
Trinidad macradenia
Malaxis abieticola<br />
fir-loving adder’s-mouth<br />
Malaxis bayardii<br />
Bayard's adder's-mouth<br />
forma kelloggiae<br />
Malaxis brachypoda<br />
white adder's-mouth<br />
forma bifolia<br />
Malaxis corymbosa<br />
clustered adder's-mouth<br />
Malaxis diphyllos<br />
two-leaved adder's-mouth<br />
Malaxis paludosa<br />
bog adder's-mouth<br />
Malaxis porphyrea<br />
purple adder’s-mouth<br />
Malaxis soulei<br />
rat-tailed adder's-mouth<br />
Malaxis spicata<br />
Florida adder's-mouth<br />
forma morganiae<br />
forma trifoliata<br />
forma variegata<br />
Malaxis unifolia<br />
green adder's-mouth<br />
forma bifolia<br />
forma variegata<br />
Malaxis wendtii<br />
Wendt's adder's-mouth<br />
Mesadenus lucayanus<br />
copper ladies'-tresses<br />
Micro<strong>the</strong>lys rubrocallosa<br />
little red-lip<br />
Oeceoclades maculata* (FL)<br />
spotted African orchis<br />
Oncidium floridanum<br />
Florida oncidium<br />
Pelexia adnata<br />
glandular ladies'-tresses<br />
Phaius tankervilleae* (FL)<br />
nun orchid<br />
Piperia candida<br />
slender white piperia<br />
Piperia colemanii<br />
Coleman's piperia<br />
Piperia cooperi<br />
Cooper's stout-spire orchid<br />
Piperia elegans subsp. elegans<br />
elegant piperia<br />
Piperia elegans subsp. decurtata<br />
Point Reyes piperia<br />
Piperia elongata<br />
long-spurred piperia<br />
Piperia leptopetala<br />
lace orchid<br />
Piperia michaelii<br />
Michael's piperia<br />
Piperia transversa<br />
flat-spurred piperia<br />
Piperia unalascensis<br />
Alaska piperia<br />
Piperia yadonii<br />
Yadon's piperia<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra aquilonis<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn green bog orchis<br />
forma alba<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra blephariglottis<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn white fringed orchis<br />
forma holopetala<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra brevifolia<br />
short-leaved rein orchis<br />
forma alba<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra chapmanii<br />
Chapman's fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra chorisiana<br />
Chamisso's orchid<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra ciliaris<br />
orange fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra conspicua<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rn white fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra convallariifolia<br />
lily-leaved rein orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra cristata<br />
orange crested orchis<br />
forma straminea<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra dilatata<br />
var. dilatata<br />
tall white nor<strong>the</strong>rn bog orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra dilatata var.<br />
albiflora<br />
bog candles<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra dilatata<br />
var. leucostachys<br />
Sierra rein-orchid<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra flava var. flava<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rn tubercled orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra flava var. herbiola<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn tubercled orchis<br />
forma lutea<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra grandiflora<br />
large purple fringed orchis<br />
forma albiflora<br />
forma bicolor<br />
forma carnea<br />
forma mentotonsa<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra hookeri<br />
Hooker's orchis<br />
forma abbreviata<br />
forma oblongifolia<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra huronensis<br />
green bog orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra hyperborea<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn rein orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra integrilabia<br />
monkey-face<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra lacera<br />
green fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra leucophaea<br />
eastern prairie fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra limosa<br />
Thurber's bog orchid<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra macrophylla<br />
Goldie's pad-leaved orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra obtusata subsp. obtusata<br />
blunt-leaved rein orchis<br />
forma collectanea<br />
forma foliosa<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra obtusata subsp. oligantha<br />
few-flowered blunt leaved rein<br />
orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra orbiculata<br />
pad-leaved orchis<br />
forma lehorsii<br />
forma longifolia<br />
forma pauciflora<br />
forma trifolia
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra pallida<br />
pale fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra peramoena<br />
purple fringeless orchis<br />
forma doddsiae<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra praeclara<br />
western prairie fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra psycodes<br />
small purple fringed orchis<br />
forma albiflora<br />
forma ecalcarata<br />
forma fernaldii<br />
forma rosea<br />
forma varians<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra purpurascens<br />
short-spurred bog orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra shriveri<br />
Shriver’s frilly orchid<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra sparsiflora<br />
few-flowered rein orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra stricta<br />
slender bog orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra tescamnis<br />
Intermountain rein<br />
orchid<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra tipuloides var.<br />
behringiana<br />
Behring orchid<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra yosemitensis<br />
Yosemite bog orchid<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra zo<strong>the</strong>cina<br />
cloistered bog orchid<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xandrewsii<br />
Andrews' hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xapalachicola<br />
Apalachicola hybrid fringed<br />
orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xbeckneri<br />
Beckner’s hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xbicolor<br />
bicolor hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xcanbyi<br />
Canby's hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xchannellii<br />
Channell's hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xcorrellii<br />
Correll's hybrid rein orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xenigma<br />
enigmatic hybrid purple fringed<br />
orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xestesii<br />
Estes hybrid rein orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xevansiana<br />
Mt. Evens hybrid rein orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xfolsomii<br />
Folsom’s hybrid rein orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xhollandiae<br />
Holland River hybrid fringed<br />
orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xkeenanii<br />
Keenan's hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xkelleyi<br />
Kelley’s hybrid rein orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xlassenii<br />
Lassen hybrid rein orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xlueri<br />
Luer’s hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xosceola<br />
Osceola hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xsmithii<br />
Smith’s hybrid rein orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xreznicekii<br />
Reznicek's hybrid fringed orchid<br />
xPlatanthopsis vossii<br />
Voss' hybrid rein orchis<br />
Platy<strong>the</strong>lys latifolia<br />
Cuban ground orchid<br />
Platy<strong>the</strong>lys querceticola<br />
low ground orchid, jug orchid<br />
Pleurothallis gelida<br />
frosted pleurothallis<br />
Pogonia ophioglossoides<br />
rose pogonia<br />
forma albiflora<br />
forma brachypogon<br />
Polystachya concreta<br />
pale-flowered polystachya<br />
Ponthieva brittoniae<br />
Mrs. Britton's shadow-witch<br />
Ponthieva racemosa<br />
shadow-witch<br />
Prescottia oligantha H<br />
small prescottia<br />
Pros<strong>the</strong>chea boothiana var. erythronioides<br />
Florida dollar orchid<br />
Pros<strong>the</strong>chea cochleata var. triandra<br />
Florida clamshell orchid<br />
forma albid<strong>of</strong>lava<br />
Pros<strong>the</strong>chea pygmaea<br />
dwarf butterfly orchid<br />
Pseudorchis straminea<br />
Newfoundland orchis<br />
Pteroglossaspis ecristata<br />
crestless plume orchid<br />
forma flava<br />
forma purpurea<br />
Pteroglossaspis pottsii<br />
Potts’ crestless plume orchid<br />
Sacoila lanceolata<br />
leafless beaked orchid<br />
forma albidaviridis<br />
forma folsomii<br />
Sacoila paludicola<br />
Fakahatchee beaked orchid<br />
forma aurea<br />
Sacoila squamulosa<br />
hoary leafless beaked orchid<br />
Schiedeella arizonica<br />
red-spot ladies'-tresses<br />
forma virescens<br />
Spathoglottis plicata* (FL)<br />
purple Javanese orchid<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s amesiana H<br />
Ames' ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s brevilabris<br />
short-lipped ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s casei var. casei<br />
Case's ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s casei var. novaescotiae<br />
Case's Nova Scotian ladies'tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s cernua<br />
nodding ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s delitescens<br />
Canelo Hills ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s diluvialis<br />
Ute ladies'-tresses
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s eatonii<br />
Eaton's ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s floridana<br />
Florida ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s infernalis<br />
Ash Meadows ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s lacera var. lacera<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn slender ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s lacera var. gracilis<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rn slender ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s laciniata<br />
lace-lipped ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s longilabris<br />
long-lipped ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s lucida<br />
shining ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s magnicamporum<br />
Great Plains ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s ochroleuca<br />
yellow ladies'-tresses<br />
forma foliobracteata<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s odorata<br />
fragrant ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s ovalis var. ovalis<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rn oval ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s ovalis var. erostellata<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn oval ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s parksii<br />
Navasota ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s porrifolia<br />
western ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s praecox<br />
giant ladies'-tresses<br />
forma albolabia<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s romanz<strong>of</strong>fiana<br />
hooded ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s stellata<br />
starry ladies’-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s sylvatica<br />
woodland ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s torta<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rn ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s tuberosa<br />
little ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s vernalis<br />
grass-leaved ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s xborealis<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn hybrid ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s xeamesii<br />
Eames’ hybrid ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s xfolsomii<br />
Folsom's hybrid ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s xintermedia<br />
intermediate hybrid ladies'tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s xitchetuckneensis<br />
Itchetucknee Springs hybrid<br />
ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s xmeridionalis<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rn hybrid ladies'-tresses<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s xsimpsonii<br />
Simpson's hybrid ladies'-tresses<br />
Tipularia discolor<br />
crane-fly orchis<br />
forma viridifolia<br />
Tolumnia bahamensis<br />
Florida's dancing lady<br />
Trichocentrum carthagenense H<br />
spread-eagle orchid<br />
Trichocentrum maculatum<br />
spotted mule-eared orchid<br />
forma flavovirens<br />
Triphora amazonica<br />
wide-leaved noddingcaps<br />
Triphora craigheadii<br />
Craighead's noddingcaps<br />
Triphora gentianoides<br />
least flowered noddingcaps<br />
forma albidoviridis<br />
Triphora trianthophoros<br />
var. trianthophoros<br />
three birds orchis<br />
forma albid<strong>of</strong>lava<br />
forma caerulea<br />
forma rossii<br />
Triphora trianthophoros var. texensis<br />
Pike’s three birds orchis<br />
Triphora rickettii<br />
Rickett's noddingcaps<br />
Tropidia polystachya<br />
many-flowered tropidia<br />
Vanilla barbellata<br />
worm-vine<br />
Vanilla dilloniana H<br />
Dillon's vanilla<br />
Vanilla mexicana<br />
scentless vanilla<br />
Vanilla phaeantha<br />
oblong-leaved vanilla<br />
Vanilla planifolia* (FL)<br />
commercial vanilla<br />
Vanilla pompona* (FL)<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rn vanilla<br />
Zeuxine strateumatica* (SE)<br />
lawn orchid
With <strong>the</strong> recent interest in segregate<br />
genera within <strong>the</strong> Platan<strong>the</strong>ra s.l.<br />
concept <strong>the</strong> checklist would reads as<br />
follows:<br />
Blephariglottis albiflora<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn white fringed orchis<br />
forma holopetala<br />
Blephariglottis chapmanii<br />
Chapman's fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis ciliaris<br />
orange fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis conspicua<br />
sou<strong>the</strong>rn white fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis cristata<br />
orange crested orchis<br />
forma straminea<br />
Blephariglottis grandiflora<br />
large purple fringed orchis<br />
forma albiflora<br />
forma bicolor<br />
forma carnea<br />
forma mentotonsa<br />
Blephariglottis longicornis<br />
monkey-face<br />
Blephariglottis lacera<br />
green fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis leucophaea<br />
eastern prairie fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis pallida<br />
pale fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis peramoena<br />
purple fringeless orchis<br />
forma doddsiae<br />
Blephariglottis praeclara<br />
western prairie fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis psycodes<br />
small purple fringed orchis<br />
forma albiflora<br />
forma ecalcarata<br />
forma fernaldii<br />
forma rosea<br />
forma varians<br />
Blephariglottis shriveri<br />
Shriver’s frilly orchid<br />
Blephariglottis xandrewsii<br />
Andrews' hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis xapalachicola<br />
Apalachicola hybrid fringed<br />
orchis<br />
Blephariglottis xbeckneri<br />
Beckner’s hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis xbicolor<br />
bicolor hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis xcanbyi<br />
Canby's hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis xchannellii<br />
Channell's hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Platan<strong>the</strong>ra xenigma<br />
enigmatic hybrid purple fringed<br />
orchis<br />
Blephariglottis xhollandiae<br />
Holland River hybrid fringed<br />
orchis<br />
Blephariglottis xkeenanii<br />
Keenan's hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis xlueri<br />
Luer’s hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis xosceola<br />
Osceola hybrid fringed orchis<br />
Blephariglottis xreznicekii<br />
Reznicek's hybrid fringed orchid<br />
Limnorchis aquilonis<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn green bog orchis<br />
forma alba<br />
Limnorchis brevifolia<br />
short-leaved rein orchis<br />
forma alba<br />
Limnorchis chorisiana<br />
Chamisso's orchid<br />
Limnorchis convallariifolia<br />
lily-leaved rein orchis<br />
Limnorchis dilatata var.<br />
dilatata<br />
tall white nor<strong>the</strong>rn bog orchis<br />
Limnorchis dilatata var.<br />
albiflora<br />
bog candles<br />
Limnorchis dilatata var.<br />
leucostachys<br />
Sierra rein-orchid<br />
Limnorchis huronensis<br />
green bog orchis<br />
Limnorchis hyperborea<br />
nor<strong>the</strong>rn rein orchis<br />
Limnorchis limosa<br />
Thurber's bog orchid<br />
Limnorchis purpurascens<br />
short-spurred bog orchis<br />
Limnorchis sparsiflora<br />
few-flowered rein orchis<br />
Limnorchis stricta<br />
slender bog orchis<br />
Limnorchis tescamnis<br />
Intermountain rein<br />
orchid<br />
Limnorchis tipuloides var.<br />
behringiana<br />
Behring orchid<br />
Limnorchis yosemitensis<br />
Yosemite bog orchid<br />
Limnorchis zo<strong>the</strong>cina<br />
cloistered bog orchid<br />
Limnorchis xcorrellii<br />
Correll's hybrid rein orchis<br />
Limnorchis xestesii<br />
Estes hybrid rein orchis<br />
Limnorchis xevansiana<br />
Mt. Evens hybrid rein orchis<br />
Limnorchis xfolsomii<br />
Folsom’s hybrid rein orchis<br />
Limnorchis xkelleyi<br />
Kelley’s hybrid rein orchis<br />
Limnorchis xlassenii<br />
Lassen hybrid rein orchis<br />
Limnorchis xsmithii<br />
Smith’s hybrid rein orchis<br />
Excluded species erroneously<br />
reported or misidentified:<br />
Restrepiella ophiocephala (FL)<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s sinensis (FL)<br />
Maxillariella sanguinea (Maxillaria<br />
sanguinea) FL<br />
Tetramicra caniculata (FL)<br />
Literature report:<br />
Micro<strong>the</strong>lys minutiflora (TX)<br />
Misapplied names <strong>of</strong>ten found in<br />
<strong>the</strong> literature, not synonyms, <strong>of</strong><br />
species that do not occur in<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>America</strong>:<br />
Cypripedium calceolus<br />
Dactylorhiza maculata<br />
Deiregyne (Spiran<strong>the</strong>s) durangensis<br />
Epidendrum blancheanum<br />
Epidendrum anceps<br />
Epidendrum difforme<br />
Habenaria floribunda<br />
Galeandra beyrichii<br />
Govenia utriculata<br />
Liparis nervosa<br />
Malaxis monophyllos<br />
Mesadenus (Spiran<strong>the</strong>s) polyanthus<br />
Oncidium ensatum<br />
Schiedeella (Spiran<strong>the</strong>s) parasitica<br />
Schiedeella (Spiran<strong>the</strong>s) fauci-sanguinea<br />
Spiran<strong>the</strong>s graminea<br />
Tolumnia variegata<br />
Triphora yucatenensis
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