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Platanthera grandiflora

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Greater purple fringed orchid
Flower of Platanthera grandiflora
Secure
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Platanthera
Species:
P. grandiflora
Binomial name
Platanthera grandiflora
Synonyms
  • Orchis grandiflora Bigelow (basionym)
  • Orchis fimbriata Dryand.
  • Habenaria fimbriata (Dryand.) R.Br.
  • Habenaria grandiflora (Bigelow) Torr. ex L.C.Beck
  • Platanthera fimbriata (Dryand.) Lindl.
  • Habenaria fimbriata f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield
  • Blephariglottis grandiflora (Bigelow) Rydb.
  • Fimbriella psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) Butzin
  • Habenaria fimbriata f. mentotonsa Fernald
  • Platanthera grandiflora f. albiflora (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Catling
  • Platanthera grandiflora f. mentotonsa (Fernald) P.M.Br.
  • Platanthera grandiflora f. bicolor P.M.Br.
  • Platanthera grandiflora f. carnea P.M.Br.

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]

References

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Platanthera grandiflora". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 565, Platanthera grandiflora
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
  4. ^ "Platanthera grandiflora". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 23 February 2022.