270 Bo^-Trottin^ for OrcKids 



Continental Range— Vxom Alaska, southward to Florida ; 

 westward to Minnesota and California. There are 25 or more 

 species of this genus ranging in the temperate and tropical 

 regions of the world. 



North American species north of Mexico 5 



New England species 4 



Hoosac Valley species 3-4 



New England species : 



1. P. repens (Linnaeus) Salisbury, 1753-1812. 



2. P. pubescens (Willdenow) MacMillan, 1805-1892. 



3. P. Menziesii (Lindley) Morong, 1840-1894. 



4. P. ophioides (Fernald) Rydberg, 1899-1901, 



I.— PERAMIUM REPENS (Linnaeus) Salisbury, 1753-1812 



Smali< One-Sided Goodyera— Net-Leae Ratti^esnake 

 Plantain 



The specific name, repens^ refers to the creeping roots of this 

 species. 



Small' conifer, woodland orchid, with fleshy-fibrous roots. 

 July igth-August 5th-3oth. 



Flowers white, on j-sided spike, 54-X inch long. Labellum 

 saccate, recurved, narrowed at apex ; column short. Stem 5- 

 10 inches high. Leaves ovate, basal in a rosette, pointed, yel- 

 lowish-green, Yz-iyi inch long, ^-^ inch wide, blotched with 

 white or lighter yellowish-green ; several bracts above. This 

 species intergrades with other New England species of Per'a- 

 mimn, so as to make their designation difficult in many 

 stations. 



Continental Range — From Nova Scotia, possibly Alaska (?), 

 southward to Florida ; westward to Minnesota, South Dakota, 

 and Colorado. Ascends 5000 feet altitude in Virginia. 



New England Range— Maine, common ; New Hampshire, 

 common ; Vermont, common ; Massachusetts, infrequent ; 

 Rhode Island, very rare ; Connecticut, rare. 



2.— PERAMIUM PUBESCENS (Willdenow) MacMillan, 

 I 805- I 892 



Downy Ratti,esnake Pi^antain — Canker-RooT 



The specific name, pubescens, refers to the hirsute or downy 

 leaves and scape of this species. 



Small conifer woodland orchid, with fleshy-fibrous roots. 

 June 15 Virginia (Curtiss) ; May 8th Wisconsin ; July 4th-Sep- 

 tember, New England. 



