Orchidaceae
Brown widelip orchid
Liparis liliifolia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Liparis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Brown widelip orchid
Synonyms
- Achroanthes liliifolia (L.) Raf.
- Anistylis convallaria Raf.
- Cymbidium liliifolium (L.) Sw.
- Leptorchis liliifolia (L.) Kuntze
- Leptorkis liliifolia (L.) Kuntze
- Liparis liliifolia f. viridiflora Wadmond
- Malaxis liliifolia (L.) Sw.
- Mesoptera liliifolia (L.) Raf.
- Ophrys caroliniana Raeusch.
- Ophrys liliifolia L.
- Ophrys trifolia Walter
- Sturmia liliifolia (L.) Rchb.f.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Richard Bonnett, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Bonnett, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Bonnett, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Richard Bonnett, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allefant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allefant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.