. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science -- New York (State); Plants -- New York (State); Animals -- New York (State). NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM. <- Figure XII Downy Rattlesnake Plantain Peramium pubescens (Willdenow) (MacMillan) bearing several lanceolate scales, from a branching, fleshy, perennial rootstock. Leaves all near the base of the scape, i to 3 inches long, two- thirds to I inch wide, pointed at the apex, rather abruptly contracted into short petioles, oval or ovate in shape, rather strongly reticulated with white along the principal veins on the tipper surface, pale green ben
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science -- New York (State); Plants -- New York (State); Animals -- New York (State). NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM. <- Figure XII Downy Rattlesnake Plantain Peramium pubescens (Willdenow) (MacMillan) bearing several lanceolate scales, from a branching, fleshy, perennial rootstock. Leaves all near the base of the scape, i to 3 inches long, two- thirds to I inch wide, pointed at the apex, rather abruptly contracted into short petioles, oval or ovate in shape, rather strongly reticulated with white along the principal veins on the tipper surface, pale green beneath. Flowers white or tinged with green, forming a rather dense temiinal spike which is not one-sided; each flower about one-fourth of an inch long or slightly k'ss; lateral sepals ovate; upper sepals united with the petals to form an ovate hood (galea); lip saccate with a short broad blunt recurved or spreading tip. In dry woods, Maine to Ontario and INIinnesota, south to Florida and Tennessee. Flowering in July and August. The Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain (Peramium o p h i o i d e s (Fer- nald) Rydberg) is only about 6 to 10 inches high, with smaller, ovate, white-blotched leaves and small, greenish white flowers, one-eighth to one-sixth of an inch long in a one-sided spike. Frequent in 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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