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fringed orchis

DEFINITIONS OF: fringed orchis

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n any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip

Synonyms:
fringed orchid
Types:
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Habenaria albiflora, white fringed orchid, white fringed orchis
bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers
Habenaria fimbriata, purple-fringed orchid, purple-fringed orchis
North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers
Habenaria hookeri, Hooker's orchid
a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal
Habenaria lacera, green fringed orchis, ragged orchid, ragged orchis, ragged-fringed orchid
fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated
Habenaria leucophaea, prairie orchid, prairie white-fringed orchis
orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers
Habenaria nivea, snowy orchid
slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers
Habenaria peramoena, purple fringeless orchid, purple fringeless orchis
orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions
Habenaria psycodes, purple-fringed orchid, purple-fringed orchis
North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers
Type of:
orchid, orchidaceous plant
any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
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