familyOrchidaceae
subfamilyOrchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae
tribeOrchidaceae tribe Orchideae
subtribeOrchidaceae (tribe Orchideae) subtribe Orchidinae
genusPiperia
speciesPiperia elegans
subspeciesPiperia elegans subsp. elegans

Piperia elegans subsp. elegans

James D. Ackerman, Randall Morgan
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Habenaria maritima (Sprengel) S. Watson 1892
Synonyms: Habenaria elegans var. maritima (Greene) Ames Habenaria elegans var. multiflora (Rydberg) Peck Habenaria greenei Greene Habenaria unalascensis subsp. maritima Habenaria unalascensis var. maritima (Greene) Correll Piperia maritima Piperia multiflora
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 573. Mentioned on page 570, 572, 574.

Plants 12–73 (–100) cm. Flowers pleasantly scented or musky; petals and lip pale green to white; spur 7–14 mm; viscidia oblong, 0.6–1 mm, usually more than 2 times as long as wide.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep/Oct.
Habitat: Conifer and mixed evergreen forests, coastal scrub, exposed coastal bluff
Elevation: 0–1700 m

Distribution

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B.C., Calif., Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Plants on exposed coastal bluffs are shorter and stouter than plants in sheltered or inland localities. Plants in warmer interior locations flower earlier than those on the coast and have fewer stem bracts. The flowers are pollinated by noctuid moths (J. D. Ackerman 1977).

A population in San Francisco, California, is also unusual by having basally attenuate stems and by flowering very late (Sep–Oct).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
42 +
Anther arrangement
separating +
Anther orientation
erect +
Anther quantity
1 +
Anther reproduction
self-pollination +
Auricle presence
absent +
Author
James D. Ackerman +  and Randall Morgan +
Authority
(Lindley) Rydberg +
Basionyms
Habenaria maritima +
Berry dehiscence
indehiscent +
Between pedicel and peduncle layer life cycle
abscission +
Blade architecture
simple +  and sessile +
Blade arrangement
conduplicate +  and plicate +
Blade atypical length
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (38 cm380 mm <br />0.38 m <br />) +
Blade length
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Blade shape
lanceolate +  and oblanceolate +
Blade width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Bract atypical quantity
4 (12) +
Bract quantity
12;37 +
Bract some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
Capsule some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (?) +
Caudicle fixation
attached +
Caudicle prominence
inconspicuous +
Cauline bract shape
ovate +
Cell arrangement
parallel +  and close +
Column height or length or size
short +
Connective size or width
narrow +
Distribution
B.C. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
Dorsal sepal fusion
free +
Dorsal sepal shape
Ovate (Oblong) +
Elevation
0–1700 m +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Extrafloral nectary presence
absent +
Flower architecture
sessile +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower coloration
white +
Flower fragrance
strong +
Flower odor
musky +  and scented +
Flower orientation
resupinate +
Flower position
epigynous +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruits capsule architecture
sessile +
Fruits capsule orientation
erect +
Fruits capsule shape
ellipsoid;sausage-shaped +
Fruits capsule texture
fleshy +
Gynoecium architecture
3-carpellate +
Gynoecium fusion
connate +
Habitat
Conifer and mixed evergreen forests, coastal scrub, exposed coastal bluff +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Inflorescence architecture
flowered +
Inflorescence position
lateral +  and terminal +
Inflorescence shape
cylindric +
Inflorescence some measurement
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Lateral sepal fusion
adnate +
Lateral sepal length or size
slightly longer +
Lateral sepal orientation
widespreading +
Lateral sepal quantity
3 +
Lateral sepal shape
ovate-elliptic +  and oblong-lanceolate +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
Leaf architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Leaf arrangement
duplicate +, convolute +, whorled +, opposite +, distichous +  and alternate +
Leaf duration
ephemeral +
Leaf growth form or orientation
prostrate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Leaf quantity
2 (?) +  and 6 (?) +
Leaf size
reduced +
Lip base fusion
adnate +
Lip coloration
pale green +  and white +
Lip length
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Lip orientation
recurved +
Lip shape
triangular-lanceolate +  and lanceolate +
Lip size
larger +
Lip width
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Median petal development
modified +
Median petal size
differing in form and color +
Midrib size or width
thickened +
Midrib width
broad +
Midvein coloration
green +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
compound +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
numerous +
Ovule size
minute +
Packet size
small +
Panicle architecture
1-many-flowered +  and cymose +
Panicle architecture or arrangement
lax +
Panicle density
dense +
Panicle life cycle
flowering +
Panicle orientation
pendent +  and erect +
Part development
modified +
Perianth architecture
petaloid +
Petal atypical length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Petal coloration
pale green +  and white +
Petal course
straight +
Petal length
4mm;6mm +
Petal orientation
recurved +  and spreading +
Petal quantity
3 +
Petal shape
ovate;oblong-lanceolate +
Petal width
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering Jun–Sep/Oct. +
Pollen-grain architecture or shape
subdivided +
Pollen-grain pubescence or relief or texture
granular +
Pollinarium quantity
2 +
Pollinium architecture
sectile +
Pollinium quantity
2 (?) +
Portion reproduction
fertile +
Pseudobulb size
reduced +
Publication title
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
Publication year
1901 +
Raceme architecture
spicate +  and many-flowered +
Rachis height or length or size
shorter +
Reference
None +
Rhizome growth form or orientation
creeping +
Root location
aerial +  and subterranean +
Root quantity
few +
Root texture
fleshy +
Rostellum shape
blunt +
Seed coloration
cinnamon brown +
Seed quantity
numerous +
Seed size
minute +
Sepal architecture
1-3-veined +
Sepal coloration
white +
Sepal fusion
free +, distinct +, adnate +  and connate +
Sepal length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Sepal texture
foliaceous +
Sepal variability
not +  and alike +
Sepal width
0.16 cm1.6 mm <br />0.0016 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Slit dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
Sort variability
various +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26 1170.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Spur atypical some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Spur course
curved +
Spur orientation
deflexed +
Spur shape
clavate +  and filiform +
Spur some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Stamen arrangement
opposite +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen quantity
1;2 +
Stem architecture
simple +
Stem development
modified +
Stem diameter
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Stem fragility
delicate +
Stem orientation
pendent +  and erect +
Stem position or shape
distal +
Stem reproduction
proliferous +
Stem shape
swollen +
Stem size
thickened +  and stout +
Stigma arrangement
confluent +
Stigma shape
concave +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style fusion
adnate +
Synonyms
Habenaria elegans var. maritima +, Habenaria elegans var. multiflora +, Habenaria greenei +, Habenaria unalascensis subsp. maritima +, Habenaria unalascensis var. maritima +, Piperia maritima +  and Piperia multiflora +
Taxon family
Orchidaceae +
Taxon name
Piperia elegans subsp. elegans +
Taxon parent
Piperia elegans +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Tepal quantity
6 +
Tuberoid architecture
stolonoid +
Tuberoid shape
ellipsoid-ovoid +
Velaman architecture
multilayered +
Velaman texture
spongy +
Viscidium l w ratio
2+ +
Viscidium length
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Viscidium shape
oblong +
Viscidium some measurement
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Viscidium width
0.015 cm0.15 mm <br />1.5e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Volume
Volume 26 +
Whole organism atypical some measurement
73 cm730 mm <br />0.73 m <br /> (100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br />) +
Whole organism coloration
green +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism growth form or habitat
terrestrial +
Whole organism habitat
aquatic +, lithophytic +, terrestrial +  and epiphytic +
Whole organism location
subterranean +
Whole organism nutrition
saprophytic +, photosynthetic +  and mycotrophic +
Whole organism pubescence
glabrous +
Whole organism some measurement
12cm (73cm) +
Whorl quantity
2 +
X chromosome quantity
21 +