Spiranthes casei Catling & Cruise
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Orchidaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Plants 2–4 dm; basal lvs lanceolate or lance-ovate to broadly lance- oblong, 5–15 cm × 8–15 mm; cauline sheaths (2)3 or 4, the lower with short blade; infl 2–16 cm, loosely to fairly densely fld; fls ochroleucous or greenish-yellow, more greenish basally, 5–7.5 mm, stocky, the sep 2–3.7 mm wide, the pet 1.7–2.8 mm wide; lip fleshy, obovate or elliptic-ovate, papillate below, the basal callosities ca 1 mm, higher than wide; 2n=60, 75. Sandy, acid soil, often with Polytrichum; N.S.; Me. to n. Pa., w. to Mich. and Wis. Aug., Sept.