Young plants pale green, gradually turn wine-red as they age. Dade, Greene, Lawrence and Polk counties. Historically known from Jasper and St. Clair counties. Low or level woods in valleys bordering streams and swamps, and in swales of wet prairies. Greenish-yellow flowers occur in a loose spike at the top of the stem.
Individual flowers are sessile in bracts and are of equal length or shorter than the bracts .
These characters include both varieties of Habenaria flava. Howell, St. Clair and Shelby counties. Historically known from Butler, Dunklin, Harrison, Iron, Linn, Livingston, Perry, St. Louis and Schuyler counties. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of the Missouri Dept. of Conservation is prohibited.