"In the Southeast... lady-slippers, grass-pinks, whorled pogonia, rosebud orchid, bog-rose, and showy orchis...
aquatic, mostly seen in very wet places. It [Habernaria repens] occurs from southern Virginia all the way to eastern Texas, and then south into South America. In our area, it is a fairly common wetland plant... The stems bear many leaves, and these tightly sheath the stem. The sword-shaped leaves... are bright green... sometimes yellowish... the flowers tend to be greenish, sharing the color of the foliage... so the flowers tend to be somewhat inconspicuous. ... Each of the two upper petals is cleft into a pair of narrow segments. The third, lowest petal is also deeply divided, but into three very narrow, wiggly, thread-like portions... The plants often develop slender, pale runners which can produce new flowering stems. This water-lover is blooming now, and will continue until frost. It can be seen in freshwater pools, golf-course ponds, and ditches... it often occurs in great abundance, sometimes forming floating mats. It can be expected in all of the coastal plain counties of South Carolina. ... the Herbarium in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina. As a public service... offers free plant identifications." URL : http://www.berkeleyind.com/culture/0728FEmystery photo : http://assets.mediaspanonline.com/prod/1085773/0450730FEmystery.jpg **************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
