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Orchidaceae
Platanthera

not marked as a favorite taxon Platanthera psycodes (Linnaeus) Lindley. 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 s. MO.

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Subgenus: Fimbriella.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Can, FNA26, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, 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. Basionym: Orchis psycodes L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Platanthera psycodes - FNA26

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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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