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Scientific Name Habenaria obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Richardson Common Name blunt-leaved orchid (Moss, 1983); blunt-leaved bog-orchid, one-leaved vein-orchid (Johnson et al., 1995). General Description A perennial herb that grows from a fleshy root; the stem is usually 10-20 cm tall, leafless and bears greenish-white flowers (Johnson et al., 1995). Leaves Solitary leaf; rarely 2; basal; egg-shaped; 4-12 cm long; round or blunt at apex; taper at base (Moss, 1983). Flowers

Inflorescence 2-8 cm long; few flowers; greenish-white; upper sepal broad and round; lateral sepals and petals lance to egg-shaped; lip linear to lance-shaped, 5-8 mm long and deflexed; slender spur 5-8 mm long (Moss,…

Inflorescence 2-8 cm long; few flowers; greenish-white; upper sepal broad and round; lateral sepals and petals lance to egg-shaped; lip linear to lance-shaped, 5-8 mm long and deflexed; slender spur 5-8 mm long (Moss, 1983). 3-12 flowers in cluster at tip (Johnson et al., 1995).

Read More + Fruits and Seeds Capsule; erect; many seeded; elliptic shape; 1 cm long (Johnson et al., 1995). Phenology June to September (Johnson et al., 1995). Range/Distribution

Alberta: predominantly SW along mountain range and southern half of the province (Canadensys). CAN (BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, SK, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, YT); USA (AK, WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, UT, CO, MN, WI, MI, NY, MA, VT, NH, ME) (USDA).

Alberta: predominantly SW along mountain range and southern half of the province (Canadensys). CAN (BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, SK, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, YT); USA (AK, WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, UT, CO, MN, WI, MI, NY, MA, VT, NH, ME) (USDA).

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