Cypripedium ORCHIDACEAE Hahenaria 



in 1907 and 1910 (A); 23^^ mi. n. e. of Cecilton (Ce), F. M. Jones & 

 R. R. Tatnall, 3286, 13 May 1937 (T, D) ; 5}4 mi. w. of Easton (Ta), 

 Earle, 1469, 30 May 1937 (P). May. 



Formerly rather frequent along the Brandywine and Red Clay 

 Creeks, but not found in New Castle County since 1896. 



C. acaule Ait. Pink Ladies' Slipper. Moccasin Flower. 



In woods, chiefly on the Coastal Plain; common in the northern 

 half of the Peninsula; less frequent southward to Accomac County. 

 May, early June. 



Orchis L. 

 O. spectabilis L. Showy Orchis. 



Frequent in rich woods of the two northern counties; two recent 

 collections in Talbot County (Earle). 



Habenaria Willd. Rein Orchis. 



H. flava (L.) Gray. Tuber cled Orchis. 



Rare, in wet places : along Brandywine Creek above Wilmington, 

 Commons, 7 July 1868 (A); Granogue (NC), E. Tatnall, 21 & 24 

 June 1894 (A, D); shallow water of millpond, Salisbury (Wi), J. J. 

 Carter, 15 July 1904 (A). 



H. nivea (Nutt.) Spreng. Snowy Orchis. 



Rare, in wet places of the Coastal Plain: upland meadows near 

 Felton (K), Canhy, Sept. 1867 (A), and Aug. 1869 (D); salt marsh 

 near beach, Rehoboth (S), J. W. Harshherger, 1 Aug. 1910 (P). 



Here reaching its northern limit. 



H. clavellata (Mx.) Spreng. (H. tridentata Hook.) Small Green 

 Orchis. 

 Frequent in swamps and on margins of streams. Piedmont and 

 Coastal Plain. Mid-July, early August. 



H. cristata (Mx.) R. Br. Crested Yellow Orchis. 



Swamps, wet roadsides and low woods of the Coastal Plain; 

 frequent in Sussex County and southward; rare farther north: 

 Dover (K), George Redles, 1 Aug. 1869 (A); bog n. e. of Glasgow 

 Station (NC), R. R. Tatnall, 969, 3 Aug. 1930 (T). Late July to 

 early Oct. 



H. ciliaris (L.) R. Br. Yellow Fringed Orchis. 



Infrequent in swamps and wet meadows, Piedmont and Coastal 

 Plain southward to Worcester County. Late July, Aug. 



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