Amerorchis rotundifolia

(Banks ex Pursh) Hultén

Ark. Bot., n. s. 7: 34. 1968.

Basionym: Orchis rotundifolia Banks ex Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 588. 1814
Synonyms: Ponerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Soó
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 551.
Revision as of 19:29, 24 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Plants 7–33 cm. Leaves: blades 2.7–11 × 1.2–8 cm. Inflorescences: floral bracts lanceolate to linear, 5–15 × 1–5 mm, apex acute to acuminate. Flowers showy; sepals white to pale magenta, ovate to elliptic-oblong, 6–10 × 3–4 mm; petals white to pale magenta, ovate to lance-oblong, 5–6 mm, less than 1/2 as wide; lip white, prominently magenta-spotted, rarely with broad, longitudinal, reddish bars, ovate in outline, 6–9 × 4–8 mm, lateral lobes spreading, spur conspicuous, 2/3 as long as to equaling lip, slender. Capsules erect, ellipsoid. 2n = 42.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Moist, often calcareous coniferous forests, thickets, fens, tundra
Elevation: 0–1200 m

Distribution

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Greenland, Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Maine, Mich., Minn., Mont., N.Y., Vt., Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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Charles J. Sheviak +  and Paul M. Catling +
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Greenland +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.W.T. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Maine +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, N.Y. +, Vt. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
0–1200 m +
Moist, often calcareous coniferous forests, thickets, fens, tundra +
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
Ark. Bot., n. s. +
Ponerorchis rotundifolia +
Amerorchis rotundifolia +
Amerorchis +
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