Intro: Erect perennial of savannas, bogs, marshes and fairly dry fields.

Stems: Stems unbranched and densely hairy above.

Leaves: Leaves (4-5) basal (upper leaves reduced to bract-like sheaths), linear or narrowly lance-shaped, 2-10 in. long, smooth and persisting through flower bloom.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers 12-50 on a hairy (non-glandular), slender, spiraled spike; white to cream; 1/4-1/2 in. long; bilaterally symmetric; each flower consisting of 5 petals and petal-like sepals, including 2 linear lateral sepals and a lower lip with crinkled edges and a cream-yellow center or 2 brown spots.

Fruits: Fruit a tiny, ellipsoid capsule.

Comments: Flowers are fragrant.

Height: 8-35 in.

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description: Erect perennial of savannas, bogs, marshes and fairly dry fields.

stems: Stems unbranched and densely hairy above.

leaves: Leaves (4-5) basal (upper leaves reduced to bract-like sheaths), linear or narrowly lance-shaped, 2-10 in. long, smooth and persisting through flower bloom.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers 12-50 on a hairy (non-glandular), slender, spiraled spike; white to cream; 1/4-1/2 in. long; bilaterally symmetric; each flower consisting of 5 petals and petal-like sepals, including 2 linear lateral sepals and a lower lip with crinkled edges and a cream-yellow center or 2 brown spots.

fruits: Fruit a tiny, ellipsoid capsule.

comments: Flowers are fragrant.

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