Sacoila lanceolata
| Sacoila lanceolata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Sacoila |
| Species: | S. lanceolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sacoila lanceolata (Aubl.) Garay | |
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Sacoila lanceolata, commonly referred to as leafless beaked orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It grows in Florida[2][3][4] the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, and South America[5] in swamps, grassland, and hydric hammocks, including along roadsides.
Description
Sacoila lanceolata is a terrestrial plant with four to six oblong leaves which do not persist to the time of its flowering. Flowering spikes are from 30cm to 60cm high, and bear a large, dense inflorescence of tubular, bright red or rarely yellow flowers and lanceolate, red-brown bracts. It flowers from April to early July.[6]
S. lanceolata var. paludicola is known from Fakahatchee Strand in South Florida. It differs from var. lanceolata in having brighter flowers, leaves that survive during flowering, and flowering earlier in January and February.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Sacoila lanceolata (Aubl.) Garay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Ludmilla Lelis. "Woman patrols highways to save beloved orchids". OrlandoSentinel.com.
- ↑ "Scarlet Ladies' Tresses (Sacoila lanceolata) Information Page at Florida's Native and Naturalized Orchids". Flnativeorchids.com.
- ↑ "Research: Sacoila lanceolata (Aublet) Garay var. lanceolata - Philip Kauth - Plant Restoration, Conservation, and Propagation Biotechnology - Environmental Horticulture - UF/IFAS". Hort.ifas.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ↑ "The Institute for Regional Conservation". Regionalconservation.org.
- 1 2 Williams, John G.; Williams, Andrew E. (1983). Field Guide to Orchids of North America. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780876634158.
- ↑ "Palmetto : A "New" Species of Native Florida Orchid?" (PDF). Fnps.org. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Sacoila lanceolata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Sacoila lanceolata at Wikispecies- Sacoila lanceolata var. lanceolata at iNaturalist
- Sacoila lanceolata at the North American Orchid Conservation Center
