Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich.
yellow widelip orchid (Loesel's liparis)
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
yellow widelip orchid (Loesel's liparis)
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from bulblike bases (corms); stems 7-20 cm tall, with 2 basal leaves, smooth.
Leaves:
Two basal, erect, oblong-elliptic, 5-15 cm long, keeled on back, narrowed to winged stalks.
Flowers:
Inflorescence an open, several-flowered, terminal raceme, bracts linear-lanceolate, 1.5-2.5 mm long, flowers whitish to greenish-yellow; sepals narrowly lanceolate, spreading, 4.5-6 mm long, 3-veined; petals narrower and shorter than sepals, 4-5 mm long, 1-veined; lip 4-5 mm long, oblong to oval, entire to lobed, 5- to 7-veined, curved downward, abruptly pointed at tip; column 2-2.5 mm long, broad at base.
Fruits:
Capsules, ellipsoid to egg-shaped, 9-13 mm long.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia