Family Code: ORCHID Genus Code: TIPUL Genus CN: tipularia Genus Authority: Nutt. Genus Summary: A genus of 3 species; the other species of the genus are e. Asian (1 in Japan and 1 in the Himalayas) (Catling & Sheviak in FNA 2002). Genus Identification: Identification notes: The leaves are present during the winter, withering before the flowering stalk appears, the plant thus occasionally mistaken for one of the saprophytic orchids. The leaves are usually purple underneath, a characteristic shared with Aplectrum, but Tipularia leaf blades are ovate, < 10 cm long, and are not notably plicate along the veins (vs. Aplectrum, with leaf blades narrowly elliptic, 10-20 cm long, and notably plicate along the very prominent, white, cartilaginous veins). Genus References: Catling & Sheviak in FNA (2002a); Correll (1950)=X. Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1