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Cressler, Alan

Platanthera dilatata

Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck

Scentbottle, White Rein Orchid

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PLDI3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

Erect, leafy stems have many fragrant, white bilaterally symmetrical flowers in a spike.

White Rein Orchid plants in the Rocky Mountain region often have stouter, shorter spurs than those elsewhere.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AK , CO , CT , ID , IL , IN , MA , ME , MI , MN , MT , NH , NM , NV , NY , OR , PA , SD , UT , VT , WA , WI , WY
Canada: NB , NL , NS , PE
Native Distribution: Northern New Mexico to southern California; north through most of the West and northern North America.
Native Habitat: Wet or boggy ground.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-25
Research By: TWC Staff

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