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Definition of Habenaria nivea
1. Noun. Slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Habenaria Nivea
Literary usage of Habenaria nivea
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 (1896)
"Habenaria nivea Spreng. Syst. 3: 689. 1826. Stem slender, angled, I2'-I5' high.
Leaves linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 4'-S' long, the upper much shorter and ..."
2. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1902)
"Habenaria nivea, Spreng. Myers. HABENARIA MICHAUXII, Nutt. Myers (341), Alva, Marco.
Moist places in the flatwoods. SPIRANTHES GRACILIS, Bigel. ..."
3. The Mysteries of the Flowers by Herbert Waldron Faulkner (1917)
"SOUTHERN WHITE SMALL ORCHIS—Habenaria nivea This rare and inconspicuous little
orchid has a remarkable and exceptional feature—its ovary is seen to be ..."