Intro: Erect perennial found in rich, moist forests.

Stems: Stem a stout, pale green to purple-green, leafless (except for some tiny bracts) flowering stalk, emerging in spring separately from the autumn-winter leaves.

Leaves: Leaves 1 per plant, emerging in fall and lying on ground; oval, to 8 in. long, bluish-green with raised, white, parallel lines; withers by spring.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers (3-15) arranged in a loose raceme topping the scape; greenish-yellow with magenta highlights, 3/4-1 in. long, bilaterally symmetric and consisting of 3 narrowly oblong-lance-shaped sepals and 3 central unequal petals, 2 of which form a "hood" over the reproductive parts, and the bottom one forming a scallop-edged, white and pink lip.

Fruits:

Comments: Fruit an ellipsoid capsule.

Height: 8-20 in.

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description: Erect perennial found in rich, moist forests.

stems: Stem a stout, pale green to purple-green, leafless (except for some tiny bracts) flowering stalk, emerging in spring separately from the autumn-winter leaves.

leaves: Leaves 1 per plant, emerging in fall and lying on ground; oval, to 8 in. long, bluish-green with raised, white, parallel lines; withers by spring.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers (3-15) arranged in a loose raceme topping the scape; greenish-yellow with magenta highlights, 3/4-1 in. long, bilaterally symmetric and consisting of 3 narrowly oblong-lance-shaped sepals and 3 central unequal petals, 2 of which form a "hood" over the reproductive parts, and the bottom one forming a scallop-edged, white and pink lip.

fruits:

comments: Fruit an ellipsoid capsule.

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native range: eastern North America