Liparis liliifolia (Linnaeus) L.C. Richard ex Lindley. Common name: Large Twayblade, Mauve Sleekwort, Russet-witch, Brown Wide-lip Orchid. Phenology: May-Jul; Jun-Oct. Habitat: Moist forests, floodplains. Distribution: VT and ON west to MN, south to GA, n. AL, and AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, FNA26, G, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Correll (1950), Luer (1975); = Liparis lilifolia — F, orthographic variant. Basionym: Ophrys liliifolia L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Liparis liliifolia - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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© Alan Cressler: Liparis liliifolia, Brasstown Valley Seeps, Towns County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect perennial, sometimes growing on other plants, of moist forests and floodplains.
Stems: Stems stout, angled to almost winged, bright green, smooth.
Leaves: Leaves in a pair at base of stem, oval with a blunt tip, to 7 in. long, with a prominent center fold, lightly fleshy, glossy and smooth.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers 5-30 on slender purple stalks in a terminal raceme, opening from the bottom up; each flower about 1 in. wide, bilaterally symmetric, consisting of 3 spreading, greenish-white, linear sepals (about ½ in. long), 2 drooping, purple, needle-thin (about ½ in. long) lateral petals, and a protruding, light-purple, triangular-oval lip-petal at the bottom.
Fruits: Fruit an elliptic capsule.
Comments:
Height: to 1 ft.
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description: Erect perennial, sometimes growing on other plants, of moist forests and floodplains.
stems: Stems stout, angled to almost winged, bright green, smooth.
leaves: Leaves in a pair at base of stem, oval with a blunt tip, to 7 in. long, with a prominent center fold, lightly fleshy, glossy and smooth.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers 5-30 on slender purple stalks in a terminal raceme, opening from the bottom up; each flower about 1 in. wide, bilaterally symmetric, consisting of 3 spreading, greenish-white, linear sepals (about ½ in. long), 2 drooping, purple, needle-thin (about ½ in. long) lateral petals, and a protruding, light-purple, triangular-oval lip-petal at the bottom.
fruits: Fruit an elliptic capsule.
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native range: eastern North America
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