Platanthera macrophylla (Goldie) P.M. Brown. Subgenus: Platanthera. Section: Lysias. Common name: Dinner-plate Orchid. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Moist forests. Distribution: NF west to ON, south to PA and MI.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Brown (2002); = Habenaria macrophylla Goldie – F; = Habenaria orbiculata (Pursh) Hook. var. macrophylla (Goldie) B.Boivin – C; = Lysias macrophylla (Goldie) House
Links to other floras: = Platanthera macrophylla - FNA26
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 1
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