Platanthera ciliaris (Linnaeus) Lindley. Subgenus: Blephariglottis. Section: Blephariglottis. Yellow Fringed Orchid. Phen: Jun-Sep; Aug-Nov. Hab: Pine savannas, moist roadbanks, meadows, pastures, bogs, marshes. Dist: NH, MI, IL, MO, and OK south to c. peninsular FL and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: P. ciliaris is probably our most common and least habitat-specific Platanthera.
Synonymy: = AqW, Ar, ETx1, FNA26, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Brown (2002), Efimov (2016), Luer (1975); = Blephariglottis ciliaris (L.) Rydb. – S; = Habenaria ciliaris (L.) R.Br. – C, F, G, GW1, RAB, Tat, Tx, WV, Correll (1950)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily: 8
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