REIN ORCHID

also called Rein Orchis, Fringed Orchid, or Fringed Orchis, any of about 100 species of terrestrial orchids of the genus Habenaria, family Orchidaceae, found in grasslands, bogs, forests, and sand dunes in subtropical and warm temperate areas of both hemispheres. All rein orchids have a spur at the base of the flower lip. In many species, the lip is fringed. Rein orchid roots are tuberous or fleshy. A bud forms on one root and grows slowly for a year. The old plant then dies, and the bud becomes a mature plant in its second season. North American species of Habenaria are usually known as fringed orchids and bog orchids.