Platanthera zothecina (Alcove Bog Orchid)
Distinct from other species by the spur length which is 1.5-2 times as long as the lip.
Dropped
Distinct from other species by the spur length which is 1.5-2 times as long as the lip.
This is a small inconspicuous alpine species. It is similar in appearance to Oreoxis (now in Cymopteris), but is distinguished by the presence of a stylopodium.
Perennial herb from creeping, knotted rhizomes; stems erect or arching, unbranched, glabrous, naked below, leafy above, with one or more papery sheathing bracts at base; leaves alternate, glabrous, with parallel veins, elliptic, 4-10 cm long, 1.0-3.2...
Annual, glabrous, leaves broadly ovate to obovate.
Perennial; stems decumbent or spreading, silky-villous, 10-20 cm long; basal leaves palmately 5-foliate, leaflets oblanceolate, 3-5 cm long, finely serrate, silky and green above, densely white tomentose beneath; upper leaves trifoliate or simple; st...