Platanthera grandiflora
Platanthera grandiflora, the greater purple fringed orchid,[1] is a species of orchid, genus Platanthera, occurring from Ontario to Newfoundland, south along the Appalachian Mountains to northeastern Georgia, with an isolated population in Illinois.[2][3] It is imperiled in Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina and presumed extirpated in Ohio.[4]
Greater purple fringed orchid | |
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Flower of Platanthera grandiflora | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Genus: | Platanthera |
Species: | P. grandiflora |
Binomial name | |
Platanthera grandiflora | |
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References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Platanthera grandiflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- Flora of North America v 26 p 565, Platanthera grandiflora
- Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
- "Platanthera grandiflora". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

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