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Oreorchis koreana:
A 30-60cm tall perennial orchid species with
two, about 30cm long leaves at the base, with vertical lines,
inhabits damp spots under the shade of ferns or a tree in forests in
mountainous regions. Leaves are lanceolate in shape, approximately
30cm in length and 2cm in width, with pointed tips. The flowers so
closely resemble
O. patens
that it is challenging to tell one from the other: with
O. koreana,
peduncles are blackish purple, sepals and petals are yellowish
orange to brownish green, and white, broad, almost flat lips with
purple dots and fan-shaped undulate ends; the lip's ends at right
and left lobes bend inside. In
O. patens,
the peduncles are green, the flowers are
brownish-yellow, and the lip's right and left lobes are straight or
bent outside. Bloom time is June-July, about a month later than
O. patens. |