View source for Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua

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|accepted_name=Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua
|accepted_authority=(Nash) Luer
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Native Orchids Florida,
|place=140. 1972
|year=1972
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Habenaria conspicua
|authority=Nash
|publication_title=Bull. Torrey Bot. Club
|publication_place=23: 100. 1896
}}
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Orchidaceae;Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae;Orchidaceae tribe Orchideae;Orchidaceae (tribe Orchideae) subtribe Orchidinae;Platanthera;Platanthera blephariglottis;Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Orchidaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Orchidaceae tribe Orchideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subtribe</small>[[Orchidaceae (tribe Orchideae) subtribe Orchidinae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Platanthera]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Platanthera blephariglottis]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>variety</small>[[Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 26
|mention_page=page 567, 568
|treatment_page=
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>35–110 cm. <b>Flowers</b>: lip 9–26 × 4–9 mm; spur 30(–48)–50 mm, slenderly cylindric to commonly somewhat clavate; ovary 18–31 mm.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering Aug–Sep.
|habitat=Moist to wet sandy and peaty meadows, marshes, pine savannas, open woods
|elevation=0–400 m
|distribution=Ala.;Fla.;Ga.;Miss.;N.C.;S.C.;Tex.
|discussion=<p>The widespread <i>Platanthera blephariglottis </i>var.<i> blephariglottis</i> tends to have a dense inflorescence of smaller flowers with the descending to reflexed lips rather simply fringed (in extreme cases scarcely more than deeply lacerate). In contrast, the typically open, lax inflorescence of <i></i></i>var.<i><i> conspicua</i> bears larger flowers often with an exquisitely elaborate filiform fringe on the porrect lips. Although typical plants of the two varieties are quite distinctive, most characters vary considerably within and between the varieties and can be misleading. In contrast, spur length seems to be unambiguous, and insofar as it reflects specialization for different pollinators, upon further study it may be shown to delimit distinct species. Additionally, in the limited area in which the two varieties occur together, <i></i></i>var.<i><i> conspicua</i> may bloom somewhat later than <i></i></i>var.<i><i> blephariglottis</i>.</p><!--
--><p>Hybrids of <i>Platanthera blephariglottis</i> with <i>P. ciliaris</i> are P. ×bicolor (Rafinesque) Luer and with <i>P. cristata</i> are P. ×canbyi (Ames) Luer. The unusual and rare hybrid <i>P. blephariglottis</i> × <i>P. clavellata</i> is P. ×vossii Case.</p>
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name=Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua
|author=
|authority=(Nash) Luer
|rank=variety
|parent rank=species
|synonyms=
|basionyms=Habenaria conspicua
|family=Orchidaceae
|phenology=Flowering Aug–Sep.
|habitat=Moist to wet sandy and peaty meadows, marshes, pine savannas, open woods
|elevation=0–400 m
|distribution=Ala.;Fla.;Ga.;Miss.;N.C.;S.C.;Tex.
|reference=None
|publication title=Native Orchids Florida,
|publication year=1972
|special status=
|source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f6b125a955440c0872999024f038d74684f65921/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V26/V26_1159.xml
|subfamily=Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae
|tribe=Orchidaceae tribe Orchideae
|subtribe=Orchidaceae (tribe Orchideae) subtribe Orchidinae
|genus=Platanthera
|species=Platanthera blephariglottis
|variety=Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua
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