Habenaria ciliaris (L.) R.Br.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Habenaria ciliaris (L.) R.Br.

  • Description

    Species Description - Stem 4–10 dm; lower 1–3 lvs lanceolate, to 15 × 4 cm; upper several lvs abruptly reduced; infl compact, cylindric, 5–15 × 5 cm; fls many, orange; sep broadly oval to obovate, 6–8 mm, the lateral ones spreading like ears; lateral pet linear-oblong, shorter than the sep, lacerate at the summit; body of the lip linear-oblong, 10–16 mm, long-fringed; spur 18–30+ mm, usually directed down or back. Bogs, fields, and woods; Mass. to Mich., Wis., and Mo., s. to Fla. and Tex. July, Aug. (Blephariglottis c.; Platanthera c.) A hybrid with no. 12 [Habenaria cristata (Michx.) R. Br.] is H. ×chapmanii (Small) Ames.

  • Common Names

    yellow fringed orchid