Aplectrum hyemale (Willd.) 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 - Corms usually 2, connected by a slender 3 cm rhizome; lf basal, its blade elliptic, 10–20 cm, dark green with whitish veins; scape 3–6 dm, with a few linear-oblong, sheathing nongreen bracts; fls 7–15; sep and lateral pet 10–15 mm, purplish proximally, brownish distally; lip 10–15 mm, white, marked with violet; column 7 mm. Rich woods; Mass., Vt. and s. Que. to N.C. and n. Ga., w. to Sask. and Kans. May, June.
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Common Names
Adam and Eve, putty-root