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Definition of Habenaria leucophaea
1. Noun. Orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers.
Generic synonyms: Fringed Orchid, Fringed Orchis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Habenaria Leucophaea
Literary usage of Habenaria leucophaea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... Herbaceous perennial Damp, calcareous meadows and lake borders. Believed to
be extirpated, last collected in 1881. Habenaria leucophaea (Nutt. ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1902)
"The Habenaria leucophaea, once common around Ames, has become a rare plant.
The large marshes where this plant grew have been drained to a considerable ..."
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