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Your search found 74 taxa in the family Orchidaceae, Orchid family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Pink Lady's Slipper, Mocassin Flower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cypripedium acaule FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cypripedium acaule FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cypripedium acaule 049-01-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Dry to mesic, acid forests and woodlands, often under pine, other conifers, and/or oaks
Common (uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC) (rare in Coastal Plain of GA & SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Large Yellow Lady's Slipper
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens 049-01-002 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Rich mesic forests
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Small Yellow Lady's Slipper
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens 049-01-002? FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Mesic forests, seepy forests over amphibolite, other habitats
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Kentucky Yellow Lady's Slipper
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cypripedium kentuckiense FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cypripedium kentuckiense FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Sandy ravine bottoms and springhead seeps along small streams
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Showy Lady's Slipper, Queen Lady's Slipper
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cypripedium reginae FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cypripedium reginae FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cypripedium reginae 049-01-003 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Fens, seepage swamps, and mesic forests, over circumneutral to basic rocks
Rare (historically in NC Mountains, but not recently seen)
Native: north of the Carolinas & Georgia (doubtfully to NC)
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Common Name:
White Lady's Slipper
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cypripedium candidum FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cypripedium candidum FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Calcareous barrens, bluffs, and fens
Native: north of the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Showy Orchis
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Galearis spectabilis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Galearis spectabilis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Orchis spectabilis 049-02-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Rich, deciduous forests, most typically over calcareous or mafic rocks
Common in Mountains of GA & NC, uncommon SC Mountains, rare elsewhere in Carolinas
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Ragged Fringed Orchid, Green Fringed Orchid, Ragged Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanthera lacera FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera lacera FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria lacera 049-03-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Swamps, bogs, seepages
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Small Purple Fringed Orchid, Butterfly Orchid, Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanthera psycodes FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera psycodes FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria psycodes var. psycodes 049-03-003a FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Northern hardwood forests, other moist forests, seepages, bogs
Uncommon (rare in GA)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Large Purple Fringed Orchid, Plume-royal, Greater Purple Fringed Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanthera grandiflora FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Platanthera grandiflora FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria psycodes var. grandiflora 049-03-003b FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Bogs, seepages, moist places at high elevations
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Purple Fringeless Orchid, Purple Spire Orchid, Pride-of-the-peak
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanthera peramoena FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera peramoena FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria peramoena 049-03-004 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Bogs, seepages, moist forests, moist meadows
Rare (historically in SC, but not recently seen)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Michaux's Orchid, Long-horned Habenaria
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Habenaria quinqueseta FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Habenaria quinqueseta FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria quinqueseta 049-03-005 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Wet to mesic pine flatwoods, moist hardwood hammocks, Altamaha Grit outcrops, pine rocklands, ditches
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Water-spider Orchid, Floating Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Habenaria repens FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Habenaria repens FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria repens 049-03-006 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Blackwater swamps, pools, banks of creeks and rivers, marshes
Uncommon (rare in NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Large Round-leaved Orchid, Dessert-plate Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanthera orbiculata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera orbiculata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria orbiculata 049-03-007 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Moist hardwood forests and seeps, especially over mafic, calcareous, or other more nutrient-rich substrates
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in NC Piedmont
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Yellow Fringeless Orchid, Golden Frog Orchid, Golden Fringeless Orchid, Golden Frog Arrow
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanthera integra FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera integra FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria integra 049-03-008 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas in the Coastal Plain, bogs in the Mountains and Piedmont
Rare in Coastal Plain (historically in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont, but not recently seen)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Snowy Orchid, Bog-spike
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanthera nivea FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera nivea FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria nivea 049-03-009 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, acid seepages
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Southern Rein Orchid, Southern Gypsy-spike
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Platanthera flava var. flava FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera flava var. flava FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria flava var. flava 049-03-010a FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Shaded wet places, such as swampy forests
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Tubercled Rein Orchid, Northern Gypsy-spike
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Platanthera flava var. herbiola FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera flava var. herbiola FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria flava var. herbiola 049-03-010b FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Bogs, seepages
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Small Green Wood Orchid, Club-spur Orchid, Woodland Orchid, Streamhead Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanthera clavellata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera clavellata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria clavellata var. clavellata 049-03-011 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Seepages, bogs, swamps, other wet places
Common (uncommon in Piedmont, rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Longbract Frog Orchid, Long-bracted Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dactylorhiza viridis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dactylorhiza viridis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria viridis var. bracteata 049-03-012 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Moist forests
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Small White Fringed Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanthera blephariglottis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera blephariglottis var. blephariglottis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (POSSIBLY MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria blephariglottis var. blephariglottis 049-03-013a FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Seepages, sandhill-pocosin ecotones
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Large White Fringed Orchid, Southern White Fringed Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanthera conspicua FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria blephariglottis var. blephariglottis 049-03-013a? FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, seepages, longleaf pine sandhill-pocosin ecotones
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Monkey-face Orchid, White Fringeless Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanthera integrilabia FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera integrilabia FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria blephariglottis var. integrilabia 049-03-013b? FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Bogs, red maple-gum swamps, seeps and streambanks
Rare (historically in NC, but not recently seen)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Yellow Fringed Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanthera ciliaris FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera ciliaris FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria ciliaris 049-03-014 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, moist roadbanks, meadows, pastures, bogs
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain) (rare in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Crested Fringed Orchid, Golden Fringed Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanthera cristata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanthera cristata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Habenaria cristata 049-03-015 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, bogs, moist roadsides
Uncommon in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Kidneyleaf Twayblade, Appalachian Twayblade, Small's Twayblade
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Neottia smallii FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Listera smallii FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Listera smallii 049-04-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Shaded swamps, wet slopes, nearly always beneath Rhododendron maximum
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in GA & SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Southern Twayblade
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Neottia bifolia FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Listera australis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Listera australis 049-04-003 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Swamps, second terraces in floodplain forests, wet woods under Rhododendron maximum, Coastal Plain bogs
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare elsewhere
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Three Birds Orchid, Nodding Pogonia, Nodding Ettercap
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Triphora trianthophoros var. trianthophoros FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT PLANTS National Database: Triphora trianthophora FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Triphora trianthophora 049-05-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Humid forests and swamps, rhododendron thickets, especially on rotten logs or on humus, in the mountains often under hemlock
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Large Whorled Pogonia, Large Five-leaves
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Isotria verticillata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Isotria verticillata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Isotria verticillata 049-06-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Acidic, mesic to dry forests
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Small Whorled Pogonia, Little Five-leaves
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Isotria medeoloides FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Isotria medeoloides FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Isotria medeoloides 049-06-002 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Acidic mesic to dry-mesic forests, in the mountains and upper Piedmont usually with Pinus strobus
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Rose Pogonia, Snakemouth Orchid, Beardflower, Addermouth
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pogonia ophioglossoides FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pogonia ophioglossoides FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Pogonia ophioglossoides 049-07-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Savannas, bogs, especially in open peaty or gravelly situations
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare elsewhere
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Large Dragonhead Pogonia, Rosebud Orchid, Large Spreading Pogonia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cleistesiopsis divaricata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Cleistes divaricata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cleistes divaricata 049-08-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, Coastal Plain seepage bogs
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare elsewhere
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Appalachian Dragonhead Pogonia, Appalachian Small Spreading Pogonia, Smaller Rosebud Orchid, Upland Spreading Pogonia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cleistesiopsis bifaria FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Cleistes bifaria FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cleistes divaricata 049-08-001? FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Moist to fairly dry meadows, dry ridgetops under pines (where seasonally moist)
Uncommon in Carolina Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Small Dragonhead Pogonia, Coastal Plain Small Spreading Pogonia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cleistesiopsis oricamporum FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Cleistes bifaria FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cleistes divaricata 049-08-001? FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, longleaf pine sandhill seepage bogs
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bog-rose, Dragon's-mouth, Arethusa
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Arethusa bulbosa FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Arethusa bulbosa FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Arethusa bulbosa 049-09-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Sphagnous bogs and seepage swamps
Rare (historically in SC, but not recently seen)
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Bearded Grass-pink
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Calopogon barbatus FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Calopogon barbatus FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Calopogon barbatus 049-10-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, sandhill seeps, pitcher plant bogs
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in Carolinas
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Grass-pink
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Calopogon pulchellus 049-10-002 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods, sandhill seeps, floating peat mats, in the Piedmont and Mountains in bogs, westward in wet prairies
Uncommon in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Pale Grass-pink
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Calopogon pallidus FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Calopogon pallidus FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Calopogon pallidus 049-10-003 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, sandhill seeps
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Many-flowered Grass-pink
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Calopogon multiflorus FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Calopogon multiflorus FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Moderately well-drained soils of pine savannas and pine flatwoods (often with Serenoa repens, within its distribution)
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Oklahoma Grass-pink
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Calopogon oklahomensis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
(?) PLANTS National Database: Calopogon oklahomensis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, prairies
Rare (historically in SC Coastal Plain, but not recently seen)
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Shadow Witch, Ponthieu's Orchid, Shadow-witch Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ponthieva racemosa FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ponthieva racemosa FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ponthieva racemosa 049-11-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Bottomlands, floodplains, moist ravines, nearly always over calcareous rock ('marl' or coquina limestone)
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Lesser Ladies'-tresses, Oval Ladies'-tresses, October Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes ovalis 049-12-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, bottomland forests, hammocks, ravine forests
Uncommon in Carolina Piedmont & Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Oval Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes ovalis var. ovalis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes ovalis var. ovalis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, mesic ravines
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Nodding Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes cernua FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes cernua FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes cernua var. cernua 049-12-002a FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Bogs, swamps, ditches, usually in acidic, sphagnous situations
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Yellow Ladies'-tresses, Yellow Nodding Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes ochroleuca FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes ochroleuca FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes cernua 049-12-002a? FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Meadows and pastures at moderate to high elevations, up to at least 1500m in elevation
Rare
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Great Plains Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes magnicamporum FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes magnicamporum FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Grassy barrens and glades over limestone or serpentine
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Fragrant Ladies'-tresses, Marsh Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes odorata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes odorata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes cernua var. odorata 049-12-002b FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Swamps and marshes, often emergent at the time of flowering in Taxodium and Nyssa swamps
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Little Ladies'-tresses, Little Pearl-twist
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes tuberosa FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes tuberosa FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes grayi 049-12-003 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: In a wide variety of habitats, especially relatively well-drained woodlands and fields, longleaf pine sandhills, dry hammocks, dry pine flatwoods
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Short-lipped Ladies'-tresses, Texas Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes brevilabris FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes brevilabris FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas and flatwoods
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Eaton's Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes eatonii FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes eatonii FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, dry to moist pine flatwoods
Uncommon in Carolinas, rare in GA
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Northern Slender Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes lacera var. lacera FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes lacera var. lacera FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Clearings, openings
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Southern Slender Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes gracilis var. gracilis 049-12-004a FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Fields, meadows, pastures, woodlands
Uncommon (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Florida Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes floridana FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes floridana FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes gracilis var. floridana 049-12-004b FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, other moist sites
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Longhorn Ladies'-tresses, Giant Spiral Orchid, Giant Spiral Ladies'-tresses, Long-lipped Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes longilabris FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes longilabris FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes longilabris 049-12-005 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Grassleaf Ladies'-tresses, Giant Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes praecox FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes praecox FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes praecox 049-12-006 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, swamps, bogs
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Woodland Ladies'-tresses, Pale Green Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes sylvatica FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes praecox FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes praecox 049-12-006? FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine-oak forests and woodlands, live oak hammocks, interdune swales, rich dry forests, other woodlands
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Spring Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes vernalis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes vernalis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes vernalis 049-12-007 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, bogs, marshes, fairly dry fields
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Lace-lip Ladies'-tresses, Lace-lip Spiral Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes laciniata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes laciniata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes laciniata 049-12-008 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pond cypress depressions and savannas, swamps
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Shining Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes lucida FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes lucida FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Sunny seepage over amphibolite or other basic rock, moist banks and shores
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Downy Rattlesnake-orchid, Downy Rattlesnake-plantain
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Goodyera pubescens FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Goodyera pubescens FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Goodyera pubescens 049-13-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Dry to moist forests and woodlands
Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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