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2 Stems creeping or hanging; inflorescences distichous. | |
4 Plants hanging, leaves typically concentrated throughout stems; main stems > 40 cm long; capsule 18-24 mm long with beaks 5-6 mm long | |
6 Inflorescence densely flowered; flowers not resupinate, spirally arranged; labellum not white (yellowish-orange to green); sepals and petals narrowly oblanceolate to obovate-elliptic; capsule beak obsolete | |
6 Inflorescence not densely flowered; flowers resupinate, not spirally arranged; labellum white; sepals and petals narrowly linear-lanceolate; capsule beaks to 16 mm | |
7 Roots 3-5 mm in diameter; stems 2-5 cm in length; petiole not exceeding 1.5 cm in length; leaves distributed near apex of stem; inflorescence racemose, flowers pale green to bronze-colored; [collectively widespread in a variety of habitats, NC to FL, w. to LA] | |
7 Roots 1-2 mm in diameter; stems 5-23 cm in length; petiole to 2.5 cm; leaves distributed throughout stem; inflorescence compact (nearly corymbose); flowers green to yellow; [sloughs, s. FL] |