Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Habenaria repens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
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You may enjoy reading Orchids of the Francis Marion National Forest by Jim Fowler.
Learn more about Water-spider Orchid from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Habenaria repens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Habenaria repens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-03-006:
Habenaria repens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Habenaria repens
COMMON NAME:
Water-spider Orchid, Floating Orchid
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Jim Fowler jafhab_0006
May-October Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
The petals and lip resemble spider legs splayed against the plant's sepals, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Habenaria repens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Habenaria repens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Habenaria repens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-03-006:
Habenaria repens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Habenaria repens