. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science -- New York (State); Plants -- New York (State); Animals -- New York (State). WILD FLOWERS OF NEW YORK 83 Loddiges's Rattlesnake Plantain Peramiiun tessclatum (Loddiges) Heller Plate 41b Leaves oblong-ovate or ovate- lanceolate, I to 2 inches long, one- third to one-fourth of an inch wide, bright green, abruptly narrowed into the petioles which sheathe the base of the stem, more or less marked on the upper surface with white; stem 6 to 14 inches high, glandular-pubescent and scaly, bearing at the summit a loosely spiral spike of flowers i to 5 in
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science -- New York (State); Plants -- New York (State); Animals -- New York (State). WILD FLOWERS OF NEW YORK 83 Loddiges's Rattlesnake Plantain Peramiiun tessclatum (Loddiges) Heller Plate 41b Leaves oblong-ovate or ovate- lanceolate, I to 2 inches long, one- third to one-fourth of an inch wide, bright green, abruptly narrowed into the petioles which sheathe the base of the stem, more or less marked on the upper surface with white; stem 6 to 14 inches high, glandular-pubescent and scaly, bearing at the summit a loosely spiral spike of flowers i to 5 inches long; flowers whitish, lateral sepals free, the upper ones united with the petals to form a hood (galea), 2 to 3 lines long, broad and recurved at the tip; lip roundish-ovate, slightly saccate at the base, the long tip somewhat recurved. In coniferous woods, more rarely in open places, Newfoundland to On- tario, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Flowering from July to September. White Adder's-mouth Malaxis monophylla (Linnaeus) Swartz Figure XIII Stem very slender, 4 to 8 inches „.. -^ aji - ^1 White Adder s-mouth high, smooth, bearmg below the middle /at 1 ? u n /t- \ ''^ ' ^ nivi-^i-^ (Malaxis monophylla (Linnaeus) a single leaf which sheathes the stem, (Swartz). 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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