Liparis loeselii
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Liparis loeselii is a species of orchid endemic native to Europe
, the eastern United States
and eastern Canada
. It grows in fen
s, bog
s and dune
slacks. Known as the Fen Orchid, it is a yellow flowering plant with glossy yellow-green leaves.
. Other synonyms include:
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, the eastern United States
Eastern United States
The Eastern United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River. The first two tiers of states west of the Mississippi have traditionally been considered part of the West, but can be included in the East today; usually in...
and eastern Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It grows in fen
Fen
A fen is a type of wetland fed by mineral-rich surface water or groundwater. Fens are characterised by their water chemistry, which is neutral or alkaline, with relatively high dissolved mineral levels but few other plant nutrients...
s, bog
Bog
A bog, quagmire or mire is a wetland that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses or, in Arctic climates, lichens....
s and dune
Dune
In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by wind. Dunes occur in different forms and sizes, formed by interaction with the wind. Most kinds of dunes are longer on the windward side where the sand is pushed up the dune and have a shorter "slip face" in the lee of the wind...
slacks. Known as the Fen Orchid, it is a yellow flowering plant with glossy yellow-green leaves.
Synonyms
Ophrys loeselii L. is the basionymBasionym
Basionym is a term used in botany, regulated by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature...
. Other synonyms include:
- Ophrys trigona Gilib.
- Ophrys pulchella Salisb.
- Cymbidium loeselii (L.) Sw.
- Malaxis loeselii (L.) Sw.
- Serapias loeselii (L.) Hoffm.
- Malaxis correana W.P.C. Barton
- Malaxis longifolia W. P. C. Barton
- Pseudorchis loeselii (L.) Gray
- Anistylis lutea Raf.
- Sturmia loeselii (L.) Rchb.
- Liparis correana (W. P. C. Barton) Spreng.
- Paliris loeselii (L.) Dumort.
- Mesoptera loeselii (L.) Raf.
- Orchis loeselii (L.) MacMill.
- Liparis bifolia St.-Lag.
- Leptorkis loeselii (L.) MacMill.
- Liparis loeselii var. ovata Ridd. ex Godfery