Liparis liliifolia

Liparis liliifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Malaxideae
Genus: Liparis
Species: Liparis liliifolia

Name

Liparis liliifolia (L.) Rich. ex Lindl., Bot. Reg. 11: t. 882 (1825).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Ophrys liliifolia L., Sp. Pl.: 946 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Cymbidium liliifolium (L.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 76 (1799).
  • Malaxis liliifolia (L.) Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 235 (1800).
  • Mesoptera liliifolia (L.) Raf., Herb. Raf.: 73 (1833).
  • Achroanthes liliifolia (L.) Raf., New Fl. 1: 59 (1836).
  • Sturmia liliifolia (L.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 527 (1852).
  • Leptorkis liliifolia (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Ophrys trifolia Walter, Fl. Carol.: 221 (1788).
  • Ophrys caroliniana Raeusch., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 3: 261 (1797).
  • Anistylis convallaria Raf., Neogenyton: 4 (1825).
  • Liparis liliifolia f. viridiflora Wadmond, Rhodora 34: 18 (1932).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Eastern Canada Ontario. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Richard, L.C.M. ex Lindley, J. 1825. Botanical Register; consisting of coloured . . . 11: , sub pl. 882.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Liparis liliifolia. Accessed: 2025 Dec 12.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Liparis liliifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Liparis liliifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Liparis liliifolia. Accessed: 12 Dec 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Liparis liliifolia. Published online. Accessed: 12 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Liparis liliifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Dec 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Brown widelip orchid

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