East of the Mississippi River is the range of the Orange Plume Orchid (Habenaria cristata).
Specifically, the wild orchid is found as far northeast as Massachusetts. It is found as far southeast as Florida. Its range extends southwestward to Texas and Arkansas.
East of the Mississippi River is the range of the Plume-of-Navarre orchid (Habenaria blephariglottis).Specifically, the orchid ranges as far northeast as Maine. It is found as far southeast as Florida. It grows as far southwest as Texas and as far northwest as Michigan.
East of the Mississippi River is the range of the Soldier's Plume Orchid (Habenaria psychodes).Specifically, the wild orchid ranges as far northeast as Maine. It may be found growing as far southeast as Georgia. It extends west and northwestward from Tennessee into Arkansas, across the Mississippi River and into Minnesota.
East of the Mississippi River is the range of the Orange Crest Orchid (Habenaria cristata).Specifically, the wild orchid is found as far northeast as Massachusetts. It is found as far southeast as Florida. Its range extends southwestward to Texas and Arkansas.
Wet open land is the habitat of the Soldier's Plume Orchid (Habenaria psychodes).Specifically, this wild orchid handles moist soils. It prefers the moister meadows and pastures. But it thrives in swamps and woods too.
East of the Mississippi River is the range of the Little Orange Lip Orchid (Malaxis spicata).Specifically, the wild orchid ranges as far north as Virginia in its southeastern extension. It may be found growing as far south as Florida in its southeastern range. It is found all along the coastal plain in between the two states.
Wet peaty soil is the habitat of the Plume-of-Navarre orchid (Habenaria blephariglottis).Specifically, the orchid favors soils rich in moisture and in nutrients. It therefore may be found in bogs, grassy ditches, and swamps. It also tolerates the soil of pine barrens.
Purple is the bloom color of the Soldier's Plume Orchid (Habenaria psychodes).Specifically, this wild orchid can vary quite a bit in color. Its color choices include lilac, magenta, and white. But its lip is invariable in its hallmark three flared and finely fringed lobes.
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Habenaria psychodes is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the Soldier's Plume Orchid.Specifically, the scientific name brings together two concepts. The first word gives the genus as that of the rein or strap like orchids, Habenaria, because of their long lip. The second word identifies the orchid species of butterfly like flowers, psychodes. The name also may be linked with the Purple Fringed Orchid and the Soldier's Plume, which are other popular common names for the same wild orchid.
Habenaria blephariglottis is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the Plume-of-Navarre orchid.Specifically, the scientific name is made up of at least two words. The first word is the genus, which identifies this plant as a wild orchid. The second word is the species, which describes the orchid in question as having a characteristically fringed lip as part of the bloom.
July to September is the bloom time of the Plume-of-Navarre orchid (Habenaria blephariglottis).Specifically, the orchid blooms from mid-summer into early fall. It adds a bright, firm note to its environment what with its stocky stem and large flower clusters. The few leaves that grow out of lower portions of the stem are a welcome sight in their narrow, shiny, slender length.