Orchidaceae

Longhorn bog orchid

Habenaria quinqueseta (Michx.) Eaton

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Habenaria

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Longhorn bog orchid

Synonyms

Habenaria macroceratitis var. brevicalcarata Ames
Habenaria michauxii Nutt.
Habenaria simpsonii Small
Mesicera michauxii (Nutt.) Raf.
Mesicera quinqueseta (Michx.) Raf.
Orchis michauxii Wood
Orchis quinqueseta Michx.
Platanthera michauxii (Nutt.) Alph.Wood

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: michaeldueittjr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.