Kinds of Wildflowers |
Kay Yatskievych and Shirley Flavin
Missouri Botanical Garden
Nancy Lowe, Becka Walcott, Sharon Ballew and John Pickering
University of Georgia, Athens
Scientific name -- Other names |
Orchidaceae -- Orchid Family |
Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén -- Roundleaf orchid; Round-Leaved Amerorchis |
Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd. ) Torr. -- Adam and Eve; Puttyroot; Adam-and-Eve |
Arethusa bulbosa L. -- Dragons mouth; Arethusa; Dragons-Mouth |
Basiphyllaea corallicola (Small) Ames -- Carters orchid; Carters-Orchid |
Beloglottis costaricensis (Rchb. f. ) Schltr. -- Costa Rican ladys tresses; Costa Rican Pony-Tails |
Bletia patula Graham -- Flor de pasmo; Haitian Pine-Pink |
Bletia purpurea (Lam. ) DC. -- Pinepink; Purple Pine-Pink; Sharp-Petaled Pine-Pink |
Brassia caudata (L. ) Lindl. -- Cricket orchid; Cricket-Orchid |
Bulbophyllum pachyrachis (A. Rich. ) Griseb. -- Rat-tail orchid; Rat-Tail-Orchid |
Calopogon barbatus (Walter) Ames -- Bearded grasspink; Bearded Grass-Pink |
Calopogon multiflorus Lindl. -- Manyflower grasspink; Many-Flowered Grass-Pink |
Calopogon oklahomensis D. H. Goldman -- Oklahoma grasspink; Oklahoma Grass-Pink |
Calopogon pallidus Chapm. -- Pale grasspink; Pale Grass-Pink |
Calopogon tuberosus (L. ) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. -- Tuberous grasspink; Tuberous Grass-Pink |
Calypso bulbosa (L. ) Oakes -- Fairy slipper; Calypso; Fairy-Slipper |
Campylocentrum pachyrrhizum (Rchb. f. ) Rolfe -- Leafless bentspur orchid; Leafless Bentspur-Orchid |
Cephalanthera austiniae (A. Gray) A. Heller -- Phantom orchid; Phantom-Orchid |
Cleistes bifaria (Fernald) Catling & Gregg -- Small spreading pogonia; Small Spreading-Pogonia; Small Rosebud Orchid |
Cleistes divaricata (L. ) Ames -- Rosebud orchid; Large Spreading-Pogonia; Large |
Corallorhiza bentleyi Freudenstein -- Bentleys coralroot |
Corallorhiza maculata (Raf. ) Raf. -- Summer coralroot; Spotted coralroot |
Corallorhiza mertensiana Bong. -- Pacific coralroot; Western Coralroot |
Corallorhiza odontorhiza (Willd. ) Poir. -- Autumn coralroot; Late coralroot; Small-flowered coralroot |
Corallorhiza striata Lindl. -- Hooded coralroot; Striped Coralroot |
Corallorhiza trifida Chatelain -- Yellow coralroot; Early coralroot; Northern coralroot |
Corallorhiza wisteriana Conrad -- Spring coralroot; Wisters coralroot |
Cranichis muscosa Sw. -- Cypress-knee helmet orchid; Cypress-Knee Helmet-Orchid |
Cyclopogon cranichoides (Griseb. ) Schltr. -- Cranichis-like ladies-tresses; Small Green Ladies-Tresses |
Cyclopogon elatus (Sw. ) Schltr. -- Tall ladies-tresses; Tall Green Ladies-Tresses |
Cypripedium acaule Aiton -- Moccasin flower; Pink ladys-slipper |
Cypripedium arietinum W. T. Aiton -- Rams head ladys slipper; Rams-Head Ladys-Slipper |
Cypripedium californicum A. Gray -- California ladys slipper; California Ladys-Slipper |
Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd. -- White ladys slipper; White ladys-slipper |
Cypripedium fasciculatum Kellogg ex S. Watson -- Clustered ladys slipper; Clustered Ladys-Slipper |
Cypripedium guttatum Sw. -- Spotted ladys slipper; Spotted Ladys-Slipper |
Cypripedium kentuckiense C. F. Reed -- Kentucky ladys slipper; Ivory Ladys-Slipper |
Cypripedium montanum Douglas ex Lindl. -- Mountain ladys slipper; Mountain Ladys-Slipper |
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. -- Lesser yellow ladys slipper; Yellow ladys-slipper; Cypripedium pubescens; Cypripedium calceolus |
Cypripedium passerinum Richardson -- Sparrowegg ladys slipper; Sparrows-Egg Ladys-Slipper |
Cypripedium reginae Walter -- Showy ladys slipper; Showy ladys-slipper |
Cypripedium yatabeanum Makino -- Spotted ladys slipper; Kamchatka Ladys-Slipper |
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum (Vell. ) Pabst ex Barrios -- Terrestrial cowhorn orchid; Terrestrial Cowhorn-Orchid |
Cyrtopodium punctatum (L. ) Lindl. -- Cowhorn orchid; Epiphytic Cowhorn-Orchid |
Dactylorhiza aristata (Fisch. ex Lindl. ) Soó -- Keyflower; Fischers Marsh-Orchid |
Dactylorhiza majalis (Rchb. f. ) P. F. Hunt & Summerhayes -- Southern Marsh-Orchid |
Dactylorhiza viridis (L. ) R. M. Bateman, A. M. Pridgeon and M. W. Chase -- Longbract frog orchid; Coeloglossum viride |
Deiregyne confusa Garay -- Confusing ladys tresses; Rimrock Ladies-Braids |
Dendrophylax lindenii (Lindl. ) Benth. ex Rolfe -- Palmpolly; Ghost-Orchid |
Dichromanthus cinnabarinus (Llave & Lex. ) Garay -- Scarlet ladys tresses; Scarlet Mock Ladies-Tresses |
Eltroplectris calcarata (Sw. ) Garay & H. R. Sweet -- Longclaw orchid; Long-Claw Orchid; Spurred Neottia |
Encyclia tampensis (Lindl. ) Small -- Tampa butterfly orchid; Florida Butterfly-Orchid |
Epidendrum acunae Dressler -- Acunas star orchid; Acunas Star-Orchid |
Epidendrum amphistomum A. Rich. -- Big-mouth star orchid; Dingy-Flowered Star-Orchid; Big-Mouthed Star-Orchid |
Epidendrum floridense Hágsater -- Florida star orchid; Florida Star-Orchid |
Epidendrum magnoliae Muhl. -- Green fly orchid; Green-Fly Epidendrum |
Epidendrum nocturnum Jacq. -- Night scented orchid; Night-Scented Epidendrum |
Epidendrum rigidum Jacq. -- Stiff flower star orchid; Rigid Epidendrum |
Epidendrum strobiliferum Rchb. f. -- Big cypress star orchid; Cone-Bearing Epidendrum |
Epipactis atrorubens (O. Hoffm. ) Besser -- Royal helleborine; Dark Red Helleborine |
Epipactis gigantea Douglas ex Hook. -- Stream orchid; Giant Helleborine; Chatterbox |
Epipactis helleborine (L. ) Crantz -- Broadleaf helleborine; Broad-leaved helleborine |
Eulophia alta (L. ) Fawc. & Rendle -- Wild coco; Wild-Coco |
Galeandra bicarinata G. A. Romero & P. M. Brown -- Beyrichs hooded orchid; Hooded-Orchid |
Galearis spectabilis (L. ) Raf. -- Showy orchid; Showy orchis; Orchis spectabilis |
Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. -- Western rattlesnake plantain; Giant Rattlesnake-Plantain |
Goodyera pubescens (Willd. ) R. Br. -- Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Downy Rattlesnake-orchid |
Goodyera repens (L. ) R. Br. -- Lesser rattlesnake plantain; Dwarf rattlesnake-plantain |
Goodyera tesselata Lodd. -- Checkered rattlesnake plantain; Checkered Rattlesnake-Plantain |
Govenia floridana P. M. Brown -- Tropical govenia; Florida Govenia |
Habenaria distans Griseb. -- Hammock bog orchid; Hammock Habenaria |
Habenaria macroceratitis Willd. -- Big-horn bog orchid; Long-Horned Habenaria |
Habenaria odontopetala Rchb. f. -- Toothpetal bog orchid; Toothed Habenaria |
Habenaria quinqueseta (Michx. ) Eaton -- Longhorn bog orchid; Michauxs Habenaria |
Habenaria repens Nutt. -- Waterspider bog orchid; Water-Spider Habenaria |
Harrisella porrecta (Rchb. f. ) Fawc. & Rendle -- Needleroot airplant orchid; Airplant-Orchid |
Hexalectris grandiflora (A. Rich. & Galeotti) L. O. Williams -- Largeflower crested coralroot; Large-Flowered Crested-Coralroot |
Hexalectris nitida L. O. Williams -- Glass Mountain crested coralroot; Glass Mountain Crested-Coralroot |
Hexalectris revoluta Correll -- Chisos Mountain crested coralroot; Chisos Mountain Crested-Coralroot |
Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart -- Spiked crested coralroot; Spiked Crested-Coralroot |
Hexalectris warnockii Ames & Correll -- Texas crested coralroot; Texas Crested-Coralroot |
Ionopsis utricularioides (Sw. ) Lindl. -- Delicate violet orchid; Delicate Ionopsis |
Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf. -- Small whorled pogonia; Small Whorled-Pogonia; Green Five-Leaved Orchid |
Isotria verticillata Raf. -- Large whorled pogonia; Large Whorled-Pogonia; Purple Five-Leaved Orchid |
Lepanthopsis melanantha (Rchb. f. ) Ames -- Tiny orchid; Crimson Lepanthopsis; Tiny Lepanthopsis |
Liparis elata Lindl. -- Pantropical widelip orchid; Tall Liparis; Liparis nervosa |
Liparis liliifolia (L. ) Rich. ex Ker Gawl. -- Brown widelip orchid; Lily-Leaved Twayblade; Large Twayblade; Purple Twayblade |
Liparis loeselii (L. ) Rich. -- Yellow widelip orchid; Loesels Twayblade; Green Twayblade |
Listera auriculata Wiegand -- Auricled twayblade |
Listera australis Lindl. -- Southern twayblade |
Listera borealis Morong -- Northern twayblade |
Listera caurina Piper -- Northwestern twayblade; Northwest Twayblade |
Listera convallarioides (Sw. ) Nutt. ex Elliot -- Broadlipped twayblade; Broad-Leaved Twayblade |
Listera cordata (L. ) R. Br. -- Heartleaf twayblade; Heart-Leaved Twayblade |
Listera ovata (L. ) R. Br. -- Eggleaf twayblade; Egg-Leaved Twayblade |
Listera smallii Wiegand -- Kidneyleaf twayblade; Appalachian Twayblade; Kidney-Leaf Twayblade |
Macradenia lutescens R. Br. -- Longgland orchid; Trinidad Macradenia |
Malaxis abieticola Salazar & Soto Arenas -- Slender-Flowered Adders-Mouth-Orchid |
Malaxis bayardii Fernald -- Bayards adders-mouth orchid; Bayards Adders-Mouth-Orchid; Bayards Malaxis |
Malaxis corymbosa (S. Watson) Kuntze -- Huachuca Mountain adders-mouth orchid; Huachuca Mountain Adders-Mouth-Orchid |
Malaxis monophyllos (L. ) Sw. [excluded] -- White Adders-Mouth-Orchid |
Malaxis paludosa (L. ) Sw. -- Bog adders-mouth orchid; Bog Adders-Mouth-Orchid; Hammarbya paludosa (L) Kuntze |
Malaxis porphyrea (Ridley) Kuntze -- Cochise adders-mouth orchid; Purple Adders-Mouth-Orchid |
Malaxis soulei L. O. Williams -- Chiricahua adders-mouth orchid; Rat-Tailed Adders-Mouth-Orchid; Mountain Malaxis |
Malaxis spicata Sw. -- Florida adders-mouth orchid; Florida Adders-Mouth-Orchid |
Malaxis unifolia Michx. -- Green adders-mouth orchid; Green Adders-Mouth-Orchid |
Malaxis wendtii Salazar -- Wendts adders-mouth orchid; Wendts Adders-Mouth-Orchid |
Maxillaria crassifolia (Lindl. ) Rchb. f. -- Hidden orchid; Dense-Flowered Maxillaria |
Maxillaria parviflora (Poepp. & Endl. ) Garay -- Purple tiger orchid; Hidden Maxillaria |
Mesadenus lucayanus (Britton) Schltr. -- Florida Keys ladies-tresses |
Oeceoclades maculata (Lindl. ) Lindl. -- Monk orchid; Monk-Orchid |
Oncidium ensatum Lindl. [excluded] -- Latin American orchid; Florida Dancing-Ladies |
Pelexia adnata (Sw. ) Spreng. -- Hachuela |
Piperia candida R. Morgan & Ackerman -- Whiteflower rein orchid; Slender White Piperia |
Piperia colemanii R. Morgan & Glicenstein -- Colemans piperia |
Piperia cooperi (S. Watson) Rydb. -- Coopers rein orchid; CoopersPiperia |
Piperia elegans (Lindl. ) Rydb. -- Elegant piperia |
Piperia elongata Rydb. -- Denseflower rein orchid; Long-Spurred Piperia; Dense-Flowered Piperia |
Piperia leptopetala Rydb. -- Narrow-petal rein orchid; Lacy Piperia; Narrow-Petaled Piperia |
Piperia michaelii (Greene) Rydb. -- Michaels piperia |
Piperia transversa Suksd. -- Royal rein orchid; Flat-Spurred Piperia; Royal Piperia |
Piperia unalascensis (Spreng. ) Rydb. -- Slender-spire orchid; Alaskan Piperia |
Piperia yadonii R. Morgan & Ackerman -- Yadons piperia |
Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak -- Northern green orchid; Lake Huron Bog-Orchid |
Platanthera blephariglottis (Willd. ) Lindl. -- White fringed orchid; Northern White Fringed-Orchid |
Platanthera brevifolia (Greene) Kranzlin -- Shortflowered bog orchid; Short-Leaved Rein-Orchid |
Platanthera chapmanii (Small) Luer -- Chapmans fringed orchid; Chapmans Fringed-Orchid |
Platanthera chorisiana (Cham. ) Rchb. -- Chimisssos orchid; Choriso Bog-Orchid |
Platanthera ciliaris (L. ) Lindl. -- Yellow fringed orchid; Yellow Fringed-Orchid; Long-Spurred Orange Fringed-Orchid |
Platanthera clavellata (Michx. ) Luer -- Small green wood orchid; Little Clubspur-Orchid; Woodland Clubspur-Orchid |
Platanthera cristata (Michx. ) Lindl. -- Crested yellow orchid; Crested Orange Fringed-Orchid |
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck -- Scentbottle; Leafy White Bog-Orchid; Tall White Bog-Orchid; Bog-Candles |
Platanthera flava (L. ) Lindl. -- Palegreen orchid; Southern Rein-Orchid; Tubercled Rein-Orchid; Pale Green Rein-Orchid |
Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl. -- Greater purple fringed orchid; Large Purple Fringed-Orchid |
Platanthera hookeri (Torr. ex A. Gray) Lindl. -- Hookers orchid; Hookers Rein-Orchid |
Platanthera huronensis (Nutt. ) Lindl. -- Huron green orchid; Huron Bog-Orchid |
Platanthera hyperborea (L. ) Lindl. -- Northern green orchid; Northern Rein-Orchid |
Platanthera integra (Nutt. ) A. Gray ex Beck -- Yellow fringeless orchid; Yellow Fringeless-Orchid |
Platanthera integrilabia (Correll) Luer -- White fringeless orchid; White Fringeless-Orchid; Monkey-Face Fringeless-Orchid |
Platanthera lacera (Michx. ) G. Don -- Green fringed orchid; Ragged Green Fringed-Orchid |
Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt. ) Lindl. -- Prairie white fringed orchid; Eastern Prairie Fringed-Orchid |
Platanthera limosa Lindl. -- Thurbers bog orchid; Thurbers Bog-Orchid |
Platanthera macrophylla (Goldie) P. M. Brown -- Greater roundleaved orchid; Large Round-Leaved Rein-Orchid |
Platanthera nivea (Nutt. ) Luer -- Snowy orchid; Snowy Bog-Orchid |
Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl. -- Bluntleaved orchid; Blunt-Leaved Rein-Orchid |
Platanthera orbiculata (Pursh) Lindl. -- Lesser roundleaved orchid; Small Round-Leaved Rein-Orchid |
Platanthera peramoena (A. Gray) A. Gray -- Purple fringeless orchid; Purple Fringeless-Orchid; Pride-of-the-Peak |
Platanthera praeclara Sheviak & Bowles -- Great Plains white fringed orchid; Western Praririe Fringed-Orchid |
Platanthera psycodes (L. ) Lindl. -- Lesser purple fringed orchid; Small Purple Fringed-Orchid |
Platanthera purpurascens (Rydb. ) Sheviak & Jennings -- Purple-petal bog orchid; Short-Spurred Bog-Orchid |
Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr. -- Sparse-flowered bog orchid; Few-Flowered Rein-Orchid |
Platanthera stricta Lindl. -- Slender Bog-Orchid; Platanthera convallariifolia |
Platanthera tipuloides (L. ) Lindl. -- Aleutian bog orchid; Behring Rein-Orchid |
Platanthera zothecina (Higgins & S. L. Welsh) Kartesz & Gandhi -- Alcove bog orchid; Alcove Bog-Orchid; Cloistered Bog-Orchid |
Platythelys querceticola (Lindl. ) Garay -- Jug orchid; Southeastern Jug-Orchid |
Pleurothallis gelida Lindl. -- Flor de llanten; Frosted Pleurothallis |
Pogonia ophioglossoides (L. ) Ker Gawl. -- Snakemouth orchid; Rose Pogonia; Rose Adders-Mouth; Snake-Mouth Orchid |
Polystachya concreta (Jacq. ) Garay & H. R. Sweet -- Greater yellowspike orchid; Yellow-Spike Polystachya |
Ponthieva brittoniae Ames -- Brittons shadow witch; Mrs Brittons Shadow-Witch |
Ponthieva racemosa (Walter) C. Mohr -- Hairy shadow witch; Hairy Shadow-Witch |
Prescottia oligantha (Swartz) Lindley -- Small Prescotts-Orchid |
Prosthechea boothiana (Lindl. ) W. E. Higgins -- Dollar orchid; Booths Clamshell-Orchid |
Prosthechea cochleata (L. ) W. E. Higgins -- Clamshell orchid; Florida Clamshell-Orchid |
Prosthechea pygmaea (Hook. ) W. E. Higgins -- Dwarf butterfly orchid; Dwarf Clamshell-Orchid |
Pseudorchis albida (Linnaeus) Á. Löve & D. Löve -- Vanilla-Scented Pseudorchis |
Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe -- Giant orchid; Crested Plume-Orchid |
Sacoila lanceolata (Aublet) Garay -- Leafless Beaked-Orchid; Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum |
Sacoila squamulosa (Kunth) Garay -- Hoary Beaked-Orchid; Stenorrhynchos squamulosum |
Schiedeella arizonica P. M. Brown -- Parasitic ladys tresses; Indian-Braids |
Spiranthes brevilabris Lindl. -- Texas ladys tresses; Texas Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes casei Catling & Cruise -- Cases ladys tresses; Cases Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes cernua (L. ) Rich. -- Nodding ladys tresses; White Nodding Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes delitescens Sheviak -- Reclusive ladys tresses; Turkey Creek Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes diluvialis Sheviak -- Ute ladys tresses |
Spiranthes eatonii Ames ex P. M. Brown -- Eatons ladys tresses; Eatons Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes floridana (Wherry) Cory -- Florida ladys tresses; Florida Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes infernalis Sheviak -- Ash Meadows ladys tresses; Ash Meadows Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes lacera (Raf. ) Raf. -- Northern slender ladys tresses; Northern Slender Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes laciniata (Small) Ames -- Lacelip ladys tresses; Lace-Lipped Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes longilabris Lindl. -- Giantspiral ladys tresses; Giant Spiraled Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes lucida (H. H. Eaton) Ames -- Shining ladys tresses; Shining Ladies-Tresses; Early Ladies-Tresses; Wide-Leaved Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes magnicamporum Sheviak -- Great Plains ladys tresses; Great Plains Ladies-Tresses; Prairie Ladies-Tresses; Dune Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes ochroleuca (Rydb. ) Rydb. -- Yellow nodding ladys tresses; Yellow Nodding Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes odorata (Nutt. ) Lindl. -- Marsh ladys tresses; Marsh Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes ovalis Lindl. -- October ladys tresses; Lesser Ladies-Tresses; Oval Ladies-Tresses; October Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes parksii Correll -- Navasota ladys tresses; Navasota Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes porrifolia Lindl. -- Creamy ladys tresses; Western Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) S. Watson -- Greenvein ladys tresses; Green-Veined Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. -- Hooded ladys tresses; Hooded Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes torta (Thunb. ) Garay & H. R. Sweet -- Southern ladys tresses; Southern Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes tuberosa Raf. -- Little ladys tresses; Little Ladies-Tresses |
Spiranthes vernalis Engelm. & A. Gray -- Spring ladys tresses; Grass-Leaved Ladies-Tresses; Spring Ladies-Tresses |
Stenorrhynchos michuacanum (Llave & Lex. ) Schltr. -- Michuacan lady orchid; Michuacan False-Ladies-Tresses |
Tipularia discolor (Pursh) Nutt. -- Crippled Cranefly; Cranefly Orchid; Crane-Fly-Orchid |
Tolumnia bahamensis (Nash ex Britton & Millsp. ) G. J. Braem -- Variegated orchid; FloridaTolumnia |
Trichocentrum undulatum (Swartz) Ackerman & M. W. Chase, Lindleyana. 16: 225. 2001 -- Spotted Mules-Ear-Orchid; Cape Sable orchid; Trichocentrum maculatum |
Triphora amazonica Schltr. -- Broadleaf noddingcaps; Wide-Leaved Threebirds |
Triphora craigheadii Luer -- Craigheads noddingcaps; Craigheads Threebirds |
Triphora gentianoides (Sw. ) Ames & Schltr. -- Gentian noddingcaps; Gentian-Like Threebirds |
Triphora rickettii Luer -- Yucatan noddingcaps; Yucatan Threebirds; Triphora yucatanensis |
Triphora trianthophora (Sw. ) Rydb. -- Threebirds; Nodding |
Tropidia polystachya (Sw. ) Ames -- Young palm orchid; Young-Palm Tropidia |
Vanilla barbellata Rchb. f. -- Wormvine orchid; Wormvine |
Vanilla dilloniana Correll -- Leafless vanilla |
Vanilla mexicana Mill. -- Mexican vanilla |
Vanilla phaeantha Rchb. f. -- Leafy vanilla; Oblong-Leaved Vanilla |
Vanilla planifolia Jacks. -- Vanilla; Commercial |
Zeuxine strateumatica (L. ) Schltr. -- Soldiers orchid; Lawn Orchid |
Updated: 2017-06-01 18:06:26 |
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