Tipularia discolor

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Tipularia discolor']

• English: crippled cranefly

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Calypsoeae • Genus: Tipularia • Species: Tipularia discolor (Pursh) Nutt. (1818)

Synonyms

- see: Wikispecies

Type species

Images of the whole plant

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  with only flowers visible prior to leaf growth
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  with dried seed pods from previous summer (December)
  USA - Florida

Flowers

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Leaves

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  Tipularia discolor
  with dried seed pods from previous summer (February)
  USA - Florida
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  Growing in large clonal group
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  Underside of leaf is always purple
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  Interesting texture of leaf
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  Interesting texture of leaf
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  Plant with solid purple leaf

Capsules (fruit) and Seeds

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  Tipularia discolor seed pods on flower stalk.
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  Tipularia discolor seed pod broken to show the seeds. Insert is a micrograph of a seed.

Botanical illustrations

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  Tipularia discolor
  plate in vol. 3:
  N.L.Britton & A. Brown:
  Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada
  (1913)

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Northern America North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma. Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Tipularia discolor.