Platanthera leucophaea (Nuttall) Lindley. Subgenus: Fimbriella. Common name: Prairie Fringed Orchid. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Damp calcareous meadows. Distribution: ME west to NE, south to w. VA, nw. PA, c. OH, c. IN, IL, MO, and OK.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Can, FNA26, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, W; = Blephariglottis leucophaea (Nutt.) Farw. — S, S13; = Fimbriella leucophaea (Nutt.) Butzin — Butzin (1981); = Habenaria leucophaea (Nutt.) A.Gray — F, G, Correll (1950); = Habenaria leucophaea (Nutt.) A.Gray var. leucophaea — C
Links to other floras: = Platanthera leucophaea - FNA26
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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