Limnorchis laxiflora Rydb.

  • Authority

    New York Botanical Garden. Herbarium of Dr. Per Axel Rydberg. Purchased, 1899. Contributions from the New York Botanical Garden.

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Limnorchis laxiflora Rydb.

  • Description

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    Species Description - Stem slender, 4-6 dm. high: lower leaves oblanceolate, obtuse, 8-10 cm. long, 1-1.5 cm. wide; the upper linear-lanceolate, acute: spike very slender and lax, 1-2 dm. long, fewilowered; bracts linear-lanceolate, usually equalling or shorter than the flowers: these greenish, 10-12 mm. long: upper sepals broadly obovate, obtuse, about 4 mm. long; lateral ones broadly lanceolate, acutish: petals almost equalling the upper sepal, lanceolate; lip linear, obtuse, about 6 mm. long; spur about 8 mm. long, slightly clavate, a little longer than the lip.

  • Discussion

    This is closely related to and has been mistaken for L. sparsiflora, which, however, has larger flowers, longer spur, not at all clavate, longer bracts and more slender stem.

    Oregon: Coast Mountains, 1884, Thomas Howell (type in herb. Columbia College); Interior of Oregon, 1838-42, Wilkes Expedition ; 1871, Elihu Hall, 504. Utah : Rock Creek, 1877, Dr. E. Palmer {460 in part).

    Colorado: Uncompahgne Mountains near Los Pinos, 1878, IVm. F. Flint.

  • Distribution

    Colorado, Oregon, Utah.

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