's Checklist

State State Federal NC Bloom Scientific Name Common Name NC Bloom Time Rank Status * Status Area **

Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr Putty-root S4 May - June M, P Arethusa bulbosa L Dragon's mouth S1 E May - June M X Calopogon barbatus (Walt.) Ames Bearded grasspink S3 April - May C Calopogon multiflorus Lindl Many flowered grasspink S1 E May - June C X Calopogon pallidus Chapman Pale grasspink S3 May - July C X Calopogon tuberosus (L.) B.S.P. var. tuberosus Tuberous grasspink S3 April - July SW X Cleistes bifaria (Fern.) Catling & Gregg Small spreading pogonia S2? W May - July SW X Cleistes divaricata (L.) Ames Rosebud orchid S3 May - June C Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. var. maculata Summer coralroot S2 July - August M Corallorhiza odontorhiza (Willd.) Poir. var. odontorhiza Autumn coralroot S4 August - October SW Corallorhiza odontorhiza (Willd.) Poir. var. pringlei (Greenm.) Freudenstein Autumn coralroot S? August - October SW Corallorhiza wisteriana Conrad Spring coralroot S2 W April - May SW acaule Ait Pink lady's slipper S5 April - July SW Salisb. var. parviflorum Small yellow lady's slipper S3 April - June M Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight Large yellow lady's slipper S3 April - June M, P Walt Showy lady's slipper SH W May - June M Dactylorhiza viridis (L.) A.M. Bateman, A.M. Pridgeon & M. Chase Long bract frog orchid S1 C April - June M X Epidendrum magnoliae Muhl. var. Green fly orchid S2 SR July - October C Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz Broadleaf helleborine SER June - September M Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf Showy orchid S4 April - July M, P Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f Downy rattlesnake plantain S5 June - August SW Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f Lesser rattlesnake plantain S2S3 W June - September M X Habenaria repens Nutt Waterspider bog orchid S2 W April - November C Hexalectris spicata (Walt.) Barnh. var. spicata Crested coralroot S2 SR July - August SW Isotria medeoloides (Pursh) Raf Small whorled pogonia S1 E T May - June M, C Isotria verticillata Raf Large whorled pogonia S3 April - July SW Liparis liliifolia (L.) L.C. Rich. ex Ker-Gawl Lily-leaved twayblade S3 May - July SW Liparis loeselii (L.) L.C. Rich Loesel's twayblade S1 C May - July M Listera australis Lindl Southern twayblade S3 W March - July M, C Listera cordata (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. var. cordata Heartleaf twayblade SH W June - July M Listera smallii Wieg Kidneyleaf twayblade S4 June - July M bayardii Fern Bayard's adder's-mouth orchid SH SR July - September M, P Malaxis spicata Sw adder's-mouth orchid S1 SR July - August C Malaxis unifolia Michx Green adder's-mouth orchid S4 June - August SW X blephariglottis (Willd.) Lindl. var. conspicua (Nash) Luer Southern white fringed orchid S3 July - September C X Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl Yellow fringed orchid S4 July - September SW Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer Green club-spur orchid S4 June - September SW X Platanthera cristata (Michx.) Lindl Crested yellow fringed orchid S4 June - September M, C X Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. flava Southern rein-orchid S3 March - September C, P Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. herbiola (R. Br. ex Ait. f.) Luer Northern rein-orchid S1? SR May - September M Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl Large purple fringed orchid S2 SR June - August M X Platanthera integra (Nutt.) Gray ex Back Yellow fringeless orchid S1 T July - September SW Platanthera integrilabia (Correll) Luer White fringeless orchid SX E FSC July - September M Platanthera lacera (Michx.) G. Don Ragged fringed orchid S3 June - August SW X Platanthera nivea (Nutt.) Luer Snowy orchid S1 T June - August C

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State State Federal NC Bloom Scientific Name Common Name NC Bloom Time Rank Status * Status Area **

Platanthera orbiculata (Pursh) Lindl Small roundleaved orchid S3 June - September M, P Platanthera peramoena (Gray) Gray Purple fringeless orchid S1 C June - August M, P Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl Small purple fringed orchid S3 June - August M X Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker-Gawl Snakemouth orchid S3 May - June SW Ponthieva racemosa (Walt.) C. Mohr Shadow witch S2 SR September - October C Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fern.) Rolf Giant orchid S1 E FSC July - September C brevilabris (Lindley) Correll ladies' Tresses S1 February - April C X (L.) L.C. Rich Nodding lady's tresses S4 SR July - November SW Spiranthes eatonii Ames ex P.M. Brown Eaton's lady's tresses S? March - May C Spiranthes floridana (Wherry) Correll Florida lady's tresses S? April - May C X Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer Southern slender lady's tresses S4? August - September SW Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. var lacera Northern slender lady's tresses S? July M Spiranthes laciniata (Small) Ames Lacelip lady's tresses S1 May - July C X Spiranthes longilabris Lindl Giantspiral lady's tresses S1 T October - December C Spiranthes lucida (H.H. Eat.) Ames Shining lady's tresses S1 C June M Spiranthes ochroleuca (Rydb.) Rydb Yellow nodding lady's tresses SH C September - October M Spiranthes odorata (Nutt.) Lindl Marsh lady's tresses S2 SR September - November C Spiranthes ovalis Lindl. var. erostellata Catlin October lady's tresses S2S3 August - November P, C X Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats Greenvein lady's tresses S3 March - July P, C X Spiranthes sylvatica P.M. Brown Woodland ladies' tresses S? March - July C Spiranthes tuberosa Raf Little lady's tresses S3 June - September SW X Spiranthes vernalis Engelm. & Gray Spring lady's tresses S3 March - July SW Tipularia discolor (Pursh) Nutt Crippled cranefly orchid S5 July - September SW Triphora trianthophora (Sw.) Rydb Three birds orchid S2? W July - September SW

Species Count = 69

Natural Hybrids Not Listed by the NC Natural Heritage Program

Liparis × jonesii S. Bentley (L. liliifolia × L. loeselii) S? Spring M Platanthera × andrewsii (M. White) Luer (P. lacera x P. psycodes) S? Summer M X Platanthera × bicolor (Raf.) Luer (pro sp.) (P. blephariglottis x P. ciliaris) S? Summer C Platanthera × canbyi (Ames) Luer (P. blephariglottis x P. cristata) S? Summer C X Platanthera × channellii J.P. Folson (P. ciliaris x P. cristata) S? Summer C Platanthera x keenanii P.M. Brown (P. grandiflora x P. lacera) S? Summer M

Hybrid Count = 6

* State Status Key = E (Endangered) T (Threatened) SC (Special Concern) C (Candidate) SR (Significantly Rare) W (Watch List) P_ (Proposed) * * Bloom Area Key = M (Mountains) P (Piednont) C (Coast) SW (State Wide) One is listed as Threatened (T) under the Federal Act and two are Federal Species of Concern (FSC). List compiled from the NC Natural Heritage Program and USDA web site - 9/23/06

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