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Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl.
prairie white fringed orchid

       
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Line Drawing of Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl.
Blephariglotis leucophaea

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 558. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl.

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Synonyms:
Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl.

  BLLE Blephariglotis leucophaea (Nutt.) Farw.
  HALE3 Habenaria leucophaea (Nutt.) A. Gray
 

Distribution:
Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (IA, IL, IN, ME, MI, MO, NY, OH, OK, PA, VA, WI), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl.

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 45 species in Platanthera
 

Classification:
Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Orchidales
Family Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus Platanthera Rich. – fringed orchid
Species Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl. – prairie white fringed orchid
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Unites States:
eastern prairie fringed orchid              Threatened
Illinois:
white fringed orchid              Endangered
Indiana:
prairie white-fringed orchid              Extirpated
Iowa:
eastern prairie fringed orchid              Endangered
Maine:
prairie white-fringed orchid              Endangered
Michigan:
prairie fringed orchid              Endangered
Missouri:
eastern prairie fringed orchid              Endangered
New York:
prairie fringed orchid              Endangered
Ohio:
prairie fringed orchid              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
prairie white-fringed orchid              Extirpated
Wisconsin:
prairie white-fringed orchid              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,OBL FACW+ OBL FACW+ FACW OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43431.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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