Definition of Liparis loeselii

1. Noun. Small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers.

Exact synonyms: Fen Orchid, Fen Orchis
Generic synonyms: Orchid, Orchidaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Liparis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Liparis Loeselii

Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Trilling
Lions Club
Liopelma
Liopelma hamiltoni
Liopelmidae
Lipan
Lipans
Lipari Islands
Liparian
Liparidae
Liparididae
Liparis
Liparis liparis
Liparis loeselii (current term)
Lipchitz
Lipetsk
Lipitor
Lipizzan
Lipmann
Lipo-Hepin
Lipo-Lutin
Liponyssus
Liposcelis
Liposcelis divinatorius
Lipotyphla
Lippershey
Lippi
Lippizan

Literary usage of Liparis loeselii

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"In moist woods and thickets, Maine to Minnesota, Georgia and Missouri. Ascends to 3000 ft. in Virginia. May-July. 2. Liparis loeselii (L.) LC Rich. ..."

2. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1903)
"Liparis loeselii, Richard. Not unusual in old fields. Corallorhiza innata, R. Br. In wet soil of deciduous woods, found but once, in June, 1897. ..."

3. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"Liparis loeselii Richard. Ann Arbor. Allmendinger Cat.; abundant in a tamarack swamp near Hubbardston; S. Haven, LH Bailey; Flint; Macomb Co.; Keweenaw Co., ..."

4. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1905)
"... HJ, Dunn's 'Alien Flora,' 89 ; Galeopsis Ladanum, 162 ; Glamorgan Plants, 217 ; Liparis loeselii, 274 ; Lightfoot's Visit to Wales, ..."

5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1904)
"[The Fragrance of Flowers.] ' The Naturalist for 1903,' 4. 1908. Liparis loeselii and Teucrium ..."

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