Platanthera grandiflora

Characteristics
Orchidaceae
Platanthera
Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl.
large purple fringed orchid
Margins of streams, swamps, openings in swamps, marshes, and wet low forests.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Asparagales
Platanthera
Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl. - large purple fringed orchid
Citation
Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Ed Frantz. Photo taken: HAMI, NY: 24 July 2003 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Chenango, NY: 20 July 2004 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Chenango, NY: 20 July 2004 -
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Photo by: Michael Hough. Photo taken: Tompkins Co., NY: 28 June 2019 -
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Photo by: Michael Hough. Photo taken: Tompkins Co., NY: 28 June 2019 -
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