Habenaria repens

Habenaria repens

Secure  (NatureServe)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Habenaria
Species:
H. repens
Binomial name
Habenaria repens
Nutt. (1818)
Synonyms
  • Mesicera repens (Nutt.) Raf.
  • Platanthera repens (Nutt.) Alph.Wood
  • Habenaria maxillaris Lindl.
  • Platanthera foliosa Brongn. in L.I.Duperrey
  • Habenaria sceptrodes Rchb.f.
  • Habenaria radicans Griseb., as synonym
  • Habenaria nuttallii Small
  • Habenaria pseudorepens Schltr.
  • Habenaria palustris Acuña, not valid, no description
  • Habenaria paucifolia var. estolonifer M.N.Correa

Habenaria repens, commonly called the water-spider bog orchid or the floating orchid, is an orchid species widespread across Latin America from Mexico and the West Indies south to Argentina, as well as in the Southeastern United States from Texas and Oklahoma east to Florida and the Carolinas plus an isolated population in Virginia.

A phenolic compound called habenariol can be found in H. repens. It acts as a feeding deterrent.

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