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Cypripedium candidum, known as the small white lady's slipper or white lady's slipper, is a rare orchid of the genus Cypripedium. It is native to eastern North America across the northern United States and southern Canada .
Platanthera leucophaea, commonly known as the prairie white fringed orchid [6] or eastern prairie fringed orchid, is a rare species of orchid native to North America. It is a federally threatened species, [ 7 ] protected since October 30, 1989 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 . [ 8 ]
The upper portion of the inflorescence has a series of white, yellowish, or rusty urn-shaped flowers that face downward. [9] Each flower may have five sepals surrounding the base of the flower, [6] which measure 4–6 millimeters long and are 2—3 millimeters wide. [4] The fused petals (the corolla) measure 6–9 millimeters in length. [6]
Platanthera blephariglottis, commonly known as the white fringed orchid or white-fringed orchis, is a species of orchid of the genus Platanthera.It is considered to be an endangered species in Connecticut and Ohio, a threatened species in Florida, Maryland and Rhode Island, exploitably vulnerable in New York, [6] and susceptible to be threatened in Québec.
Some skin secretions are associated with body hair. Skin secretions originate from glands that in dermal layer of the epidermis. Sweat, a physiological aid to body temperature regulation, is secreted by eccrine glands. Sebaceous glands secrete the skin lubricant sebum. Sebum is secreted onto the hair shaft and it prevents the hair from splitting.
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Cephalanthera austiniae is a species of orchid known as the phantom orchid and snow orchid [2] because the entire plant is white except for a few yellow markings on the flowers. The orchid is native to the western United States ( California , Oregon , Washington and Idaho ), and to British Columbia , Canada.
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