Habenaria quinqueseta
| Longhorn bog orchid | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Habenaria |
| Species: | H. quinqueseta
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| Binomial name | |
| Habenaria quinqueseta | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Habenaria quinqueseta, commonly known as the longhorn bog orchid, is a species of orchid closely related to H. macroceratitis and often mistaken for it.[3][4] It is native to the southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America.
Distribution and habitat
Habenaria quinqueseta has a widespread distribution from southern North America through to Central America and the West Indies, with the southernmost part of its range in northern South America.[5][6] In North America it is known from the southern United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas) and Mexico.[5] In Central America it is known from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. In the West Indies it is known from the Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica. In South America it is known from Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela, never reaching as far south as Brazil.[2][6]
In the southern United States, this species inhabits flatwoods, hammocks, meadows, swamps and roadside areas at elevations up to 100 m (330 ft).[5]
References
- ^ a b NatureServe. "Habenaria quinqueseta". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Habenaria quinqueseta (Michx.) Eaton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 582, Habenaria quinqueseta (Michaux) Eaton, Man. Bot. ed. 5: 253. 1829.
- ^ Brown, P. M. 2000. Recent taxonomic and distributional notes from Florida 7. The genus Habenaria. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 6: 148–158.
- ^ a b c Sheviak, Charles J. (2002). "Habenaria quinqueseta (Michaux) Eaton". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Vol. 26. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 582. ISBN 9780195152081. OCLC 65199362.
- ^ a b Batista, João A. N.; Bianchetti, Luciano de Bem; González-Tamayo, Roberto; Figueroa, Xochitl M. C.; Cribb, Phillip J. (2011). "A Synopsis of New World Habenaria (Orchidaceae) II". Harvard Papers in Botany. 16 (2): 252. doi:10.3100/0.25.016.0202. JSTOR 41761713.
External links
- Media related to Habenaria quinqueseta at Wikimedia Commons