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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below. |
| Botanical name: |
Liparis
liliifolia
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| Common
name: |
Lily-leaved twayblade
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| Synonomy |
Ophrys
liliifolia Linnaeus
Leptorchis
lilliifolia Keller and Brown
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| Group: |
Monocot |
| Family: |
Orchidaceae
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| Growth
Type: |
Forb/herb |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Plant
height: |
4-12"
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| Flower
color: |
pale mauve-purple and greenish to madder-purple |
| Flower
size: |
1/2" long; pedicels as long as the
flowers.Sepals oblong-lanceolate but are usually tightly rolled inward
and longitudinally, thus appearing thread-like
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| Flowering/fruiting time |
Late May to late June
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| Habitat: |
loamy or sandy woods and clearings
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| Range in
New Jersey: |
northern counties, more rare
southward in the Middle district.
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| Heritage ranking if any |
S3-S4 |
| Misc.: |
USDA
lists as facultative uplands; Usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated
probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found on wetlands (estimated
probability 1%-33%).
Pair of basal leaves, elliptical or narrowly ovate, green, lustrous
Liparis
from Greek liparos, fat or shining, from the smooth and
lustrous leaves. Species name
lilifolia meaning "with leaves of Lilia" |
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