Platanthera chapmanii (Small) Luer 1972

Photo by © Carl Luer

Inflorescence

Photo by © Ron Parsons.

Comparison drawing of P ciliaris [a], P chapmani [b] and P cristata [c]

Drawing by © Folsom and The AMO Herbaria Website

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Common Name Chapman's Platanthera [American Botanist 1900's]

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found from eastern Texas to north Florida in pine woods as a medium to large sized, cold growing terrestrial with an erect stem carrying a few, broadfly linear to linear-lanceolate, acute, the lower leaves with clasping bases, the upper leaves reduced to sessile bracts that blooms in the late spring through early fall on a terminal, erect, cylindrical, 4" [10 cm] long, many flowered inflorescence.

Has been said to be a natural hybrid between P ciliaris and P cristata.

Synonyms *Blephariglottis chapmanii Small 1903; Habenaria chapmanii (Small) Ames 1910

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

Fl. S.E. U.S.: 314 Small 1903 as Blephariglottis chapmanii;

Studies in the Family Orchidaceae Vol 4 Ames 1910 as Habenaria x chapmanii;

Native Orchids of North America Correll 1950 as Habenaria x chapmanii drawing fide;

* The Native Orchids of Florida: 151 Luer 1972 as Platanthera x chapmanii [said to be a hybrid of P ciliaris and P cristata] photo fide;

The Native Orchids of the United States and Canada Luer 1975 drawing/photos fide;

ORQUIDEA (Méx.) 9(2): 1984 drawing/photo fide;

Orchid Digest Vol 76 #1 2012 photo fide;

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