Aplectrum Nutt.

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Genus

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial. Roots in fascicles at base of pseudobulb, slender, fibrous. Corms connected by slender rhizomes. Stems scapes, cormose. Leaves produced in late summer–fall, withering in spring, solitary, borne at distal end of corm, plicate. Inflorescences solitary, lax racemes from lateral nodes on corm; floral bracts inconspicuous; cauline bracts sheathing, large. Flowers several, resupinate; sepals to 15 mm; lip 3-lobed, with 3 parallel lamellae; column compressed; pollinarium 1; pollinea 4, attached to viscidium by short stipe; stigma deeply concave. Fruits capsules, pendent, straight, 7 mm.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Aplectrum world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30002401-2
WFO ID wfo-4000002674
COL ID 8VV34
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Aplectrum

Lower taxons

Aplectrum hyemale