Crested yellow orchid is the common name of Habenaria cristata.
Specifically, the scientific name in question comes from recognition of the orchid genus that is known for the rein- or strap-like (Latin habena) configuration of the floral spur. The species name honors the orchid's crested, fringed (Latin cristata) flowers. The color of the flower is described as yellow or yellow-orange.
Habenaria cristata is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the Crested Fringed Orchid.Specifically, a scientific name brings together at least two words. The first identifies the genus, whose hallmark is the rein or strap, Habenaria, to which the long floral lip is likened. The second is the species, whose lip is described as crested, cristata, by the fringed floral lip.
Purple fringeless orchid is a common name for Habenaria peramoena. It therefore serves as the name by which the flowering plant is known to non-specialists.
Green fringed orchid is a common name for Habenaria lacera. The flowering plant in question also may be identified as green bog orchid or green crane orchid.
White Fringed Orchid is the common name of Habenaria blephariglottis.Specifically, the wild orchid is appreciated for its bright, clean, clear, snow-white bloom. The lip is known for its attractive downward turning fringe. Another common name is Plume-of-Navarre.
Purple Fringed Orchid is the common name of Habenaria psychodes.Specifically, the wild orchid's common name honors the lilac or magenta color of its bloom. It also honors the signature flaring and fine fringing of the orchid lip. Other common names include Butterfly Orchid and Soldier's Plume.
Snowy Orchid is the common name of Habenaria nivea.Specifically, the scientific name honors the plant's membership among the bog-loving wild orchids. The species name and the common name also honor the clean, clear, snowy whiteness of the flower's bloom. Other common names include Bog Torch and Frog Spear orchids.
Yes. Its common name is the star-nosed mole.
Two-colored crane orchid is a common name for Habenaria x bicolor. The flowering plant in question also may be heard identified as two-colored bog orchid or two-colored fringed orchid.
Round-leaved orchid is the common name of Habenaria orbiculata.Specifically, the first part of the scientific name is the genus of wild bog orchids. The second part is the species of wild bog orchids with round leaves. That characteristic is honored in the common name too. Other common names include Large Round-leaved Orchid and Round-leaved Rein Orchid.
The scientific name of the blue jay is Cyanocitta cristata.
Cyanocitta cristata
Cyanocitta cristata