A wild orchid with modified leaves is what a Bracted Orchid (Habenaria viridis var. bracteata) is.
Specifically, modified leaves are called bracts. They grow in and very close to a plant's flower. They tend to overshadow the flower in color and size.
Long-bracted Orchid is the common name of Habenariaviridis var. bracteata.Specifically, the common name honors the hallmark length of the wild orchid's bracts. Bracts are modified leaves, which in this case are attractively long, pointed and slender. Other common names include American Frog Orchid, Bracted Orchid, Long-bracted Green Orchid and Satyr Orchid.
Habenaria viridis var. bracteata is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the Long-bracted Orchid.Specifically, the first word in the scientific name honors the wild orchid's genus. The second name honors the plant's species, whose hallmark is the green of its blooms and bracts or modified leaves. The scientific name also applies to the plant's other common names: American Frog Orchid, Bracted Orchid, Long-bracted Green and Satyr Orchid.
Woodland interiors and margins is the habitat of the Bracted Orchid (Habenaria viridis var. bracteata).Specifically, the wild orchid favors moist, richly nutrient soils. It likes upland wooded slopes. It prefers a life by itself in the midst of wet forests.
Woodland interiors and margins is the habitat of the Long-bracted Orchid (Habenaria viridis var. bracteata).Specifically, the wild orchid favors moist, richly nutrient soils. It likes upland wooded slopes. It prefers a life by itself in the midst of wet forests.
Habenaria viridis var. bracteata is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the American Frog Orchid.Specifically, the first word in the scientific name honors the wild orchid's genus. The second name honors the plant's species, whose hallmark is the green of its blooms and bracts or modified leaves. The scientific name also applies to the plant's other common names: Bracted Orchid, Long-bracted, Long-bracted Green and Satyr Orchid.
Woodland interiors and margins is the habitat of the Long-bracted Green Orchid (Habenaria viridis var. bracteata).Specifically, the wild orchid favors moist, richly nutrient soils. It likes upland wooded slopes. It prefers a life by itself in the midst of wet forests.
Habenaria viridis var. bracteata is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the Bracted Orchid.Specifically, the first word in the scientific name honors the wild orchid's genus. The second name honors the plant's species, whose hallmark is the green of its blooms and bracts or modified leaves. The scientific name also applies to the plant's other common names: American Frog, Long-bracted, Long-bracted Green and Satyr Orchids.
Habenaria viridis var. bracteata is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the Long-bracted Green Orchid.Specifically, the first word in the scientific name honors the wild orchid's genus. The second name honors the plant's species, whose hallmark is the green of its blooms and bracts or modified leaves. The scientific name also applies to the plant's other common names: American Frog, Bracted, Long-bracted, and Satyr Orchids.
Green is the bloom color of the Bracted Orchid (Habenaria viridis var. bracteata).Specifically, the wild orchid's bloom is inconspicuous. It is accompanied by a very small white spur that looks like the tiniest of sacs and that forms on the underside of the bloom lip. But it is overshadowed by the bracts or modified leaves that grow straight out from each flowery cluster.
Green is the bloom color of the Long-bracted Orchid (Habenaria viridis var. bracteata).Specifically, the wild orchid's bloom is inconspicuous. It is accompanied by a very small white spur that looks like the tiniest of sacs and that forms on the underside of the bloom lip. But it is overshadowed by the bracts or modified leaves that grow straight out from each flowery cluster.
April to June is the bloom time of the Bracted Orchid (Habenaria viridis var. bracteata).Specifically, the orchid blooms from mid-spring to early summer. It is a welcome addition to spring and summer landscapes what with its tall stem and oval leaves. But its signature look and appeal remain the long, narrow, pointed bracts or modified leaves that push forth from the midst of incoonspicuously green flowery clusters at the wild orchid's stem top.
Green is the bloom color of the Long-bracted Green Orchid (Habenaria viridis var. bracteata).Specifically, the wild orchid's bloom is inconspicuous. It is accompanied by a very small white spur that looks like the tiniest of sacs and that forms on the underside of the bloom lip. But it is overshadowed by the bracts or modified leaves that grow straight out from each flowery cluster.