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15.— HABENARIA LACERA (Michaux) R. Brown, 1803-1810 

 Ragged-Fringed Green Orchis 



The specific name, lacera, refers to the lacerate or ragged and 

 torn appearance of the fringed labellum of this species. 



A bogland, meadow, or woodland orchid, with fleshy-fibrous 

 roots. June 20th-July 15. 



Flowers greenish-yellow, in loose-flowered spike, 2-6 inches 

 long. Labellum 3-parted, deeply fringed or ragged. Sepals 

 ovate, obtuse, upper one broader than lower ones. Stem slender 

 or stout, leafy, i-2>^ feet high. Leaves lanceolate, 5-8 inches 

 long ; bract-like above. 



Continental Ran^e — From Nova Scotia southward to Geor- 

 gia and Alabama ; westward to Minnesota and Indiana. 



In Thompson's Swamps, Pownal, Vermont, this species inter- 

 grades with H. psycodes and H. clavellata. The hybrids, or 

 those crossed with H. psycodes produce flowers with light 

 purple, and less fringed than in the true type of H. lacera ; 

 while those crossed with H, clavellata are much less ragged 

 fringed than in the type form of H. lacera, although in a much 

 smaller spike, with nearly white or creamy-green flowers, re- 

 sembling a large spike oi H. clavellata. 



New England Range — Maine, common ; New Hampshire, 

 common ; Vermont, common ; Massachusetts, infrequent ; 

 Rhode Island, frequent ; Connecticut, common. 



16.— HABENARIA GRANDIFLORA (Bigelow) Torrey, 1824- 



1826 



{Habenaria fimbriata A. Gray, 1867) 

 Large Purpi,e-Fringed Orchis— Long Purpi.es— Dead- 

 Men's Fingers— Dead-Men's Thumbs 



The specific name, grandiflora, refers to the grand flowers of 

 this species; the most beautiful among the bogland Habenarias. 



Tall, damp woodland or bogland orchid, with fleshy-fibrous 

 or palmate roots. June-July 22d-August i6th. 



Flowers Hlac or deep purple, fragrant in densely-flowered 

 spiked raceme ; 3-15 inches long ; 1-2 >^ inches broad. Rarely 

 white flowered spikes occur. Labelhim 3-parted, ^-i inch 

 broad ; Yz inch long, deeply fringed. Sepals and petals con- 

 nivent, somewhat toothed. Spur i-i>^ inch long, clavate. Stem 

 leafy, 1-5 feet high. Leaves numerous, oblong, 4-10 inches 

 long, 1-3 inches wide ; bract-like above. 



Continental Range — From Nova Scotia southward to North 

 Carolina ; westward to Wisconsin and Michigan. 



New England Range — Maine, common ; New Hampshire, 

 common ; Vermont, frequent ; Massachusetts, frequent j Rhode 

 Island, frequent ; Connecticut, common. 



