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Liparis loeselii (Yellow widelip orchid)
Cressler, Alan

Liparis loeselii

Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich.

Yellow Widelip Orchid, Fen Orchid

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: LILO

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

Liparis loeselii has a small green lip petal and occurs from Saskatchewan east to Newfoundland, south to North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama, west to Arkansas, and north to Missouri, Nebraska, and the Dakotas.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , TN , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV
Canada: NB , NL , NS , PE

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FACW FACW FACW OBL FACW FACW FACW
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Liparis loeselii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Liparis loeselii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Liparis loeselii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-25
Research By: TWC Staff

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