Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
HABENARIA Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4: 5, 44. 1805.
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TYPE: Habenaria macroceratitis Willdenow (Orchis habenaria Linnaeus) Lectotypified by Kraenzlin, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 58. 1892.

Species
Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
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Habenaria quinqueseta | Long-horned Habenaria, Michaux’s Orchid | |||
Habenaria repens | Water-spider Orchid, Floating Orchid |
Identification Key
1. Leaves basal, abruptly reduced to bracts
1. Leaves basal and cauline, gradually reduced in size below the inflorescence
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2. Petals and lips unlobed to very obscurely lobed
2. Petals and lips with elongate linear lobes
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3. Leaf blade 4-9 times as long as wide, with obscure cross-veins or only some conspicuous; spur 0.8-1.4 cm long; of hydric habitats
3. Leaf blade 1.7-4 times as long as wide, with conspicuous cross-veins throughout; spur 4-18 cm long; of mesic habitats
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4. Petal distal segment 20–24 mm, proximal segment 8–11 mm long; spur 9-18 cm long; of shaded hammocks
4. Petal distal segment 10–18 mm long, proximal segment 6–9 mm long; spur 4-10 cm long; of open areas
Genus Synonyms
Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
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No synonyms found. |