Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may enjoy reading Orchids of the Francis Marion National Forest by Jim Fowler.
Learn more about Yellow Fringed Orchid from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Platanthera ciliaris
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Platanthera ciliaris
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-03-014:
Habenaria ciliaris
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Blephariglottis ciliaris
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Fringed Orchid
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JK Marlow jkm160816_511
August Oconee County SC
The lower third of the stem bears a few narrow pointed leaves, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
JK Marlow jkm160816_514
August Oconee County SC
Leaves on the upper stem are tiny and almost like bracts, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
JK Marlow jkm160816_516
August Oconee County SC
A dorsal sepal acts as a "hood" and 2 lateral sepals are reflexed, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
JK Marlow jkm160816_517
August Oconee County SC
Each flower has a spur 2-3x as long as the lip, which forms the nectary, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
Jim Fowler jafpci_0008
August-September Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Half-inch-long narrow lip completely bordered by a fine feathery fringing, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.