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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Orchidaceae
Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hartm. var. virescens (Muhl.) Luer
long-bracted green orchid, frog orchid
Coeloglossum: Latin for "heavy-tongue"
viride: green
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-20" tall forb; fleshy, forked roots |
| Flower: | greenish often tinged with purple, 6-parted, 1/3"-2/3" long, spur pouch-like; inflorescence a 2"-8" dense, spike-like cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers, the leaf-like bracts on the lower flowers longer than the flowers; blooms May-Aug. |
| Leaf: | alternate; lowest only 1 or 2 small sheaths; the 3 or more main leaves oval to oblong, getting smaller toward the top |
| Habitat: | moist; woods |
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