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greater purple fringed orchid
Platanthera grandiflora
Platanthera grandiflora
greater purple fringed orchid Orchid Family
Platanthera grandiflora Orchidaceae
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common name
  greater purple fringed orchid
accepted scientific name
  •Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl.
rules for finding collection records
  Blephariglotis grandiflora (3)
  Blephariglottis grandiflora (1)
  Habenaria fimbriata (152)
  Platanthera grandiflora (734)
family name
  • Orchidaceae
Image Author: ©2011 Jerry Oldenettel
Image License: CC BY-NC-SA
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Six petals, Irregularly shaped flowers
Petal colors: color color
Flower size is .75 to 1.5 inches
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed beginning of June thru 3rd week of August

Plant Showiness (72%)
base map where plant found
mag select

Forest
Wetland
Riparian
Meadow
Disturbed
Native Plant Status
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