. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science -- New York (State); Plants -- New York (State); Animals -- New York (State). 70 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM Small Round-leaved Orchis Orchis rolundijolia Pursh Figure VII Along with the Calypso, this small orchis shares the distinction of being the rarest wild flower of the State. Its slender stem rises to a height of 6 to lo inches and bears near the base a single oval or orbicular leaf, i to 3 inches long, with one or two scales sheathing the stem below the leaf. Flowers in a short terminal spike, usually five to ten in number, each flower subtended
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science -- New York (State); Plants -- New York (State); Animals -- New York (State). 70 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM Small Round-leaved Orchis Orchis rolundijolia Pursh Figure VII Along with the Calypso, this small orchis shares the distinction of being the rarest wild flower of the State. Its slender stem rises to a height of 6 to lo inches and bears near the base a single oval or orbicular leaf, i to 3 inches long, with one or two scales sheathing the stem below the leaf. Flowers in a short terminal spike, usually five to ten in number, each flower subtended by a small green bract. Sepals and petals oval, rose-colored, the lateral sepals spreading and usually slightly shorter, but sometimes longer than the petals; Hp white, beautifully spotted with purple, longer than the petals, three-lobed, the middle lobe larger, dilated and two-lobed or notched at the apex; spur slender, shorter than the lip or barely equalling it in length. In damp, mossy woods, Green- land to the Rocky mountains, Maine, New York and Wisconsin. The records of its occurrence in this State are very few. It has been found in Oneida, Herkimer and Lewis counties, but not in recent. (Photograph by O. O. Xyl^indcr) Fif^ure VII Small Round-leaved Orchis (Orchis r (1 t u n d i f o 1 i a Pursh). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State Museum; University of the State of New York. Albany, N. Y. : University of the State of New York
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