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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may enjoy reading Orchids of the Francis Marion National Forest by Jim Fowler.
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 (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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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_blci2_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_p_ciliaris_2117
July Cocke County TN
Foothills Parkway
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_ciliaris_39
July
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_platanthera_ciliaris
July
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JK Marlow jkm0508e_20
August Oconee County SC
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Harry Davis hld627_crw_7700
September Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0510g_22
October Oconee County SC