Acidic moist land is the habitat of the Yellow Twayblade (Liparis loeselii).
Specifically, this wild orchid favors acidic soils that meet its moisture and nutrient needs. It finds these needs met in moist slopes and thickets as well as wet woods. It also finds them in bogs and swamps.
Green is the bloom color of the Yellow Twayblade (Liparis loeselii).Specifically, this wild orchid does not vary much in color. The flowers may be yellowish green or pale yellow. The plant's overall green coloring merges quickly with background colors in the orchid's native woodsy habitat.
Moist lowlands is the habitat of the Southern Twayblade (Listera australis).Specifically, this wild orchid favors moist soils. For example, it fluorishes in bogs. But it also thrives in moist woodlands, pine barrens and thickets.
Moist woodlands is the habitat of the Appalachian Twayblade (Listera smallii).Specifically, this wild orchid favors moist, nutrient rich soils. It therefore flourishes in damp mountain woodlands. But it also thrives in bogs and near thickets.
Moist open land is the habitat of the Large Twayblade (Liparis lilifolia).Specifically, this wild orchid favors moist soils. It finds the moisture and nutrient levels that it seeks in floodplains and along stream banks. But it also may be found on moist wooded slopes.
Moist open land is the habitat of the Lily-leaved Twayblade (Liparis lilifolia).Specifically, this wild orchid handles moist soils. It therefore is able to survive in floodplains and along stream banks. But it also may grow up and down moist wooded slopes.
Listera australis - southern twayblade
Three inches to one foot (7.62 - 30.48 centimeters) is the mature size of the Yellow Twayblade (Liparis loeselii).Specifically, this wild orchid easily can be missed by visitors to its moist and woody habitats. For example, its green bloom and body parts fade into its shaded surroundings. It has dainty blooms, delicate body parts and diminutive height.
East of the Mississippi River is the range of the Yellow Twayblade (Liparis loeselii).Specifically, the wild orchid ranges as far northeastward as Maine. It may be found growing as far southeastward as North Carolina. It grows as far southeastward as Alabama. Additionally, its range can extend northwestward from West Virginia and Missouri all the way across the Mississippi and up into Kansas and North Dakota.
May to July is the bloom time of the Yellow Twayblade (Liparis loeselii).Specifically, this wild orchid blooms in late spring and early summer. Its fragile appearance of dainty blooms, diminutive height and slender stem is a welcome sight during the transitional weather from spring to summer. But the visitor must keep on the watch since the petite green beauty quickly is dwarfed by its woodsy neighbors and hidden in its shady locations.
Purple is the bloom color of the Large Twayblade (Liparis lilifolia).Specifically, the sepals are pale green. The side petals are purple. The lip may be pale to brownish purple.
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Brownish green to dark brown may be the bloom colors of the Appalachian Twayblade (Listera smallii).Specifically, the wild orchid shows variety in its bloom color. For example, it also may flower in shades of pink, white or yellow. Whatever the color, the bloom color complements in terms of the darker range and contrasts in terms of the lighter with the green to brown color of the plant's tall, slender stem.