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Ophrys [Tourn.] L. Sp. Pi. 945- 1753-[Listera R. Br. In Ait. Hort. Kew. Ed. 2, 5: 201. 1813.]. Continued
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Ophrys [Tourn.] L. Sp. Pi. 945- 1753-[Listera R. Br. In Ait. Hort. Kew. Ed. 2, 5: 201. 1813.]. Continued
3. Ophrys Auriculata (Wiegand) House. Au-Ricled Twayblade
Fig. 1399
Listera auriculata Wiegand, Bull. Torr. Club 26: 166. 1899. O. auriculata House, Bull. Torr. Club 32: 379. 1905.
Stem slender, 4'-7' high, glabrous below, glandular above the leaves. Leaves large, 1 1/2'-2' long, oval or elliptic-ovate, borne above the middle of the stem; raceme many-flowered; rachis pubescent; pedicels and ovaries glabrous; sepals lance-ovate; petals oblong-linear, longer than the ovary, spreading, obtuse; lip slightly ciliate, oblong, broadest at the auricled base, cleft 1/4-1/8 its length; column rather stout, a little over 1" long.
Cedar swamps and wet banks, Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. July.
4. Ophrys Cordata L. Heart-Leaved Twayblade. Double-Leaf
Fig. 1400
Ophrys cordata L. Sp. PI. 946. 1753.
Listera cordata R. Br. in Ait. Hort. Kew. Ed. 2, 5: 201. 1813.
Stem very slender, glabrous or nearly so, 3'-10' high. Leaves sessile, cordate, ovate, mucronate, 1/2'-l' long; racemes rather loose, 1/2'-2' long, 4-20-flowered; flowers purplish, minute; pedicels bracted, about 1" long; sepals and petals oblong-linear, scarcely 1" long; lip narrow, often with a subulate tooth on each side at the base, twice as long as the petals, 2-cleft, the segments setaceous and ciliolate; column very small, the clinandrium just appearing above the anther; capsule ovoid, 2" long.
In moist woods, Labrador to Alaska, New Jersey, Michigan, Colorado and Oregon. Also in Europe and Asia. Twi-foil. June-Aug.
5. Ophrys Australis (Lindl.) House. Southern Twayblade
Fig. 1401
Listera australis Lindl. Gen. & Sp. Orch. 456. 1840.
O. australis House, Bull. Torr. Club 32: 379. 1905-
Stem slender, 4'-10' high, more or less pubescent above. Leaves ovate, acutish, mucronate, glabrous, shining, 8"-10" long, 3-7-nerved; raceme 2-3' long, loosely 8-15-flowered; flowers yellowish green with purplish stripes; sepals and petals minute; lip 1/4'-1/2' long, 2-parted, split nearly to the base, 4-8 times as long as the petals, its segments linear-setaceous; column very small; capsule ovoid.
In bogs, Ontario, New York and New Jersey to Florida, Alabama and Louisiana. A third leaf is rarely borne below the flowers.
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