Liparis loeselii

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyOrchidaceae
Family (Traditional)Orchidaceae
GenusLiparis
Species:Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich.
Common NameYellow Widelip Orchid
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Pollinium; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: White; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 2; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 6
C value 10
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[S2S3] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bell (KY), Clark (KY), Harlan (KY), Jackson (KY), Leslie (KY), Powell (KY), Carter (TN), Coffee (TN), DeKalb (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hawkins (TN), Humphreys (TN), Stewart (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, MDKY, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1989 - 2002

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA005145 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Liparis loeselii
TENN-V-0074689 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Liparis loeselii
TENN-V-0074692 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Liparis loeselii
APSC0035169 Humphreys Tennessee 09 Jul 2002 Stephanie M. Gunn with E.W. Chester
537		 APSC
Liparis loeselii
BEREA005148 Clark Kentucky
BEREA
Liparis loeselii
TENN-V-0074693 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Liparis loeselii
31234100780723 Powell Kentucky Thomas McFadden
 EKY
Liparis loeselii
TENN-V-0074691 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Liparis loeselii
N/A Powell Kentucky Calvin Andries
 EKY
liparis loeselii
BEREA005150 DeKalb Tennessee
BEREA
Liparis loeselii
BEREA005147 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Liparis loeselii
TENN-V-0074687 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Liparis loeselii
TENN-V-0074696 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Liparis loeselii
31234100716362 Harlan Kentucky J.R. MacGregor
 EKY
Liparis loeselii
BEREA005149 DeKalb Tennessee
BEREA
Liparis loeselii
MDKY00006653 Leslie Kentucky
MDKY
Liparis loeselii
TENN-V-0074688 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Liparis loeselii
APSC0035165 Stewart Tennessee 30 May 1989 Susan E. Holt, Edward W. Chester
72		 APSC
Liparis loeselii
APSC0070957 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Liparis loeselii
N/A Tennessee Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker
 ETSU
Liparis loeselii
31234100716354 Jackson Kentucky Robert Klein
 EKY
Liparis loeselii
BEREA005151 DeKalb Tennessee
BEREA
Liparis loeselii
TENN-V-0074695 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Liparis loeselii
TENN-V-0074694 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Liparis loeselii
APSC0070009 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Liparis loeselii
APSC0070581 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Liparis loeselii
APSC0102828 DeKalb Tennessee
APSC
Liparis loeselii
APSC0035166 Stewart Tennessee 30 May 1989 Susan Holt
 APSC
Liparis loeselii
BEREA005146 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Liparis loeselii
TENN-V-0074690 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Liparis loeselii
APSC0035167 Stewart Tennessee 02 Jun 1992 James Joyner with Edward Wayne Chester
1193		 APSC
Liparis loeselii
N/A Powell Kentucky Calvin Andries
 EKY
liparis loeselii
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Liparis loeselii - Milo Pyne
Liparis loeselii - Milo Pyne
Liparis loeselii - Sunny Fleming
Liparis loeselii - Sunny Fleming