Tipularia discolor (Pursh) Nutt.
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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 - Lf basal, 5–10 × 2.5–7 cm, somewhat plicate, green above, purplish beneath, on a 5 cm petiole, withering in the spring; scape produced in midsummer, 2–5 dm, very slender; infl 1–2 dm; fls many; sep and lateral pet 4–8 mm, pale greenish-purple with purple veins, spreading, one pet overlapping the dorsal sep; lip pale purple, 4–8 mm, its basal lobes nearly semicircular, erose, with forwardly directed tip, the terminal lobe linear, arcuate, its margins revolute, the apex minutely notched; spur 15–22 mm; column 3–4 mm; fr pendulous. Rich damp woods; se. Mass. and s. N.Y. to s. Mich., s. to Fla. and e. Tex. June–Aug. (T. unifolia)
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Common Names
crane-fly orchid