Platanthera psycodes (Linnaeus) Lindley. Subgenus: Fimbriella. Common name: Small Purple Fringed Orchid, Butterfly Orchid. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Northern hardwood forests, other moist forests, seepages, bogs. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) and MB, south to n. GA, TN, and MO.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, FNA26, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, W, Luer (1975); = Blephariglottis psycodes (L.) Rydb. – S, S13; = Fimbriella psycodes (L.) Butzin var. psycodes – Butzin (1981); = Habenaria psycodes (L.) Spreng. – F, GW1, Tat; = Habenaria psycodes (L.) Spreng. var. psycodes – C, G, RAB, Correll (1950); = Platanthera fissa Lindl. – Il
Links to other floras: = Platanthera psycodes - FNA26
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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