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Platanthera blephariglottis (White fringed orchid)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Platanthera blephariglottis (Willd.) Lindl.

White fringed orchid

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

USDA Symbol: PLBL

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

A leafy stalk topped by an elongated, dense or sparse cluster of pure white flowers with a deeply fringed lip petal.

The appropriate species name derives from Greek and means “fringe-tongued.” Other white Platanthera species include Small Woodland Orchid (P. clavellata), found throughout eastern North America, with a short blunt lip petal and a solitary clasping leaf on the flower stalk; Round-leaved Orchid (P. orbiculata), with greenish-white flowers and two roundish, basal leaves, found in Canada and the northern United States and in the mountains of the South; Prairie White Fringed Orchid (P. leucophaea), with a 3-parted, deeply fringed lip petal, found on wet prairies of the Midwest; and Snowy Orchid (P. nivea), which has an unfringed lip petal.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit:

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White

Distribution

USA: AL , CT , DE , FL , GA , IL , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TX , VA , VT
Canada: NB , NL , NS , PE
Native Distribution: Ontario east to Newfoundland, south to Florida, and west to Texas; also in Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois.
Native Habitat: Wet meadows, marshes, and bogs.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), CAN(N), SPM(N)

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Platanthera blephariglottis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Platanthera blephariglottis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Platanthera blephariglottis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2011-05-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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