Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl.

Locations ofPlatanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl. in Virginia

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Family
Orchidaceae
Botanical Name
Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl.
Common Name
Large Purple Fringed Orchid
Synonym(s)
Platanthera fimbriata (Aiton) Lindley; Habenaria fimbriata (Ait.) R. Br.; Habenaria psycodes (L.) Spreng. var. grandiflora (Bigel.) A. Gray
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl.
Comments
On the Northern Blue Ridge, where this species is most frequent, populations bloom in June, a month or more before Platanthera psycodes begins to flower. However, see Comments under P. psycodes about phenological variation in that species.
Habitat
Mesic cove forests, seeps, and seepage swamps; mostly in base-rich soils but sometimes in distinctly acidic habitats. Rare in the mountains.
Native Status
Native

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