...Moist
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Aplectrum hyemale
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aplectrum hyemale
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 049-18-001:
Aplectrum hyemale
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Puttyroot, Adam-and-Eve
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_aphy_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm080322_022
March Pickens County SC
Table Rock State Park
The leaf has the appearance of an unfolded accordion, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
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JK Marlow jkm110313_979
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
A solitary elliptic leaf to 6" long, with many narrow white ridges, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_aplectrum_hyemale
April
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JK Marlow jkm0505j_28b
May Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Flowers dull yellow or green with mahogany or purplish-brown tips, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
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Keith Bradley kab_a_hyemale_73141
May NC
Pisgah National Forest
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_hyemale_puttyroo_17
May
Each stalk may contain 10 to 24 one-inch flowers, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
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JK Marlow jkm150827_953
August Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Capsule ellipsoid, pendant, 1.5-2.3cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm0310g_18
October Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Like Tipularia, its single, overwintering leaf withers before flowers appear, per Weakley's Flora.