Habenaria sagittifera: a wild orchid with a cross like lip
Habenaria sagittifera (mizutonbo in Japanese) is a wild orchid native to Japan and China. The conservation status is vulnerable.
Numerous flowers are attached to a stem. The unique feature of the flower is a cross like lip (the lower petal) of about 20 mm. At a wetland in Toyota, Aichi, Japan.
H. sagittifera is related to a white egret flower (fringed orchid; Pecteilis radiata or H. radiata) in which the egret portion corresponds to the lip.
ミズトンボです。
Habenaria sagittifera: a wild orchid with a cross like lip
Habenaria sagittifera (mizutonbo in Japanese) is a wild orchid native to Japan and China. The conservation status is vulnerable.
Numerous flowers are attached to a stem. The unique feature of the flower is a cross like lip (the lower petal) of about 20 mm. At a wetland in Toyota, Aichi, Japan.
H. sagittifera is related to a white egret flower (fringed orchid; Pecteilis radiata or H. radiata) in which the egret portion corresponds to the lip.
ミズトンボです。