orchis-pauciflora-2023-03-25

Orchis-pauciflora-2023-03-25 *SITF confirms this plant as Orchis pauciflora (May 2023).

Confirmation based on photographs in the orchidsofbritainandeurope.co.uk, botany.cz and orchidspecies.com; flower size on this plant appears to be somewhat large for O. pauciflora. Supporting photos matching this plant are also in the OW.





















Judging Center: Mid-American Judging Center

Award Number: 20234269

Award Date: March 03, 2023

Awarded As: Orchis pauciflora

Ten flowers and five buds on one upright 15.5cm inflorescence arising from a basal rosette of six curled 5.0cm by 1.3cm lanceolate leaves; two basal cauline bracts 5.5cm by 1.8cm; produced by a tuberous geophyte; dorsal sepal white juts forward over column, reflexed; petals light yellow, jut forward over column forming hood; lateral sepals white, ovoid, reflexed upward; lip bright yellow flushed green proximally, stippled black centrally; tri-lobed, strongly reflexed, midlobe notched; spur ascending straight, white, 2.1cm long; substance medium; texture diamond dust.

Plant > Overall length of growth/cane: 6 curled leaves

Plant Leaf > number of leaves per growth or cane: 6

Plant > Leaf Length: 5.0cm

Plant > Leaf Width: 1.3cm

Plant > Leaf Margin: entire

Plant > Leaf Shape: lanceolate

Inflorescence > Overall Length: 15.5cm

Inflorescence > Arrangement: spiral

Inflorescence > Distance from base of inflorescence to first bud or branch: 6.5cm

Inflorescence > distance between flowers along inflorescence: 0.5cm-1.0cm

Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 1.5cm

Inflorescence > Ovary Width: 0.2cm

Inflorescence > Ovary Shape: cylindrical

Inflorescence > Ovary Color: green

Inflorescence > Ovary Texture: smooth

Flower Natural Spread Length: 2.2cm

Flower Natural Spread Width: 1.1cm

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Length: 0.3cm

Flower > Dorsal Sepal Width: 0.3cm

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Length: 0.5cm

Flower > Lateral sepals or synsepal Width: 0.6cm

Flower > Petals Length: 0.1cm

Flower > Petals Width: 0.4cm

Flower > Lip or Pouch Length: 1.0cm

Flower > Lip or Pouch Width: 0.7cm

Flower > Lip or Pouch> characters of lip (calli, spurs, keels, etc.): spur ascending straight, white, 2.1cm long

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