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Blephariglottis
The genus Platanthera belongs to the subfamily Orchidoideae of the family Orchidaceae, and comprises about 150 species of orchids. The members of this genus, known as the butterfly orchids or fringed orchids, were previously included in the genus Orchis, which is a close relative (along with the genus Habenaria). They are distributed throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are terrestrial and have tubercules.
11 branches of this group, most-observed first
orange-fringed orchid
speciesPlatanthera ciliaris
White-fringed Orchid
speciesPlatanthera blephariglottis
orange crested orchid
speciesPlatanthera cristata
Chapman's Fringed Orchid
speciesPlatanthera chapmanii
white fringeless orchid
speciesPlatanthera integrilabia
bicolor bog orchid
hybridPlatanthera × bicolor
pale fringed orchid
speciesPlatanthera pallida
Canby's bog orchid
hybridPlatanthera × canbyi
Platanthera × lueri
hybridPlatanthera × lueri
Platanthera × corderorum
hybridPlatanthera × corderorum
Platanthera × channellii
hybridPlatanthera × channellii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1469863.