Tipularia
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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
Genus Description - Sep and lateral pet similar, narrowly oblong or oblanceolate; lip 3- lobed, the lateral lobes basal, short and rounded, upturned, the terminal lobe long and slender; lip prolonged at base into a long, slender, horizontal spur; anther terminal on the column, with 2 pollinia; perennial herbs with a series of corms connected by short rhizomes, the youngest corm producing a single lf in autumn and then the next summer (after the lf has withered) an achlorophyllous, lfless scape bearing a few sheathing scales toward the base and a long, loose, bractless terminal raceme. 3, the others in e. Asia.