PLANTS Profile for Platanthera flava (palegreen orchid)

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PLANTS Profile

Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl.
palegreen orchid

Symbol:

PLFL

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl.

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Distribution:
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl.

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 45 species in Platanthera or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Platanthera flava var. flava
palegreen orchid

Platanthera flava var. herbiola
palegreen orchid

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Platanthera flava (L.) 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 flava (L.) Lindl. – palegreen orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl.

This plant and the related entitiesitalicized and indented below are 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.

Arkansas:
southern rein-orchid		Threatened
Connecticut:
pale green orchid		Special Concern
Florida:
gypsy-spikes		Threatened
Illinois:
Platanthera flava var. flava
tubercled orchid		Endangered
Platanthera flava var. herbiola
tubercled orchid		Endangered
Indiana:
Platanthera flava var. flava
southern rein orchid		Endangered
Iowa:
pale green orchid		Endangered
Maine:
pale green orchis		Special Concern
Massachusetts:
Platanthera flava var. herbiola
pale green orchis		Threatened
Minnesota:
Platanthera flava var. herbiola
tubercled rein-orchid		Endangered
New Hampshire:
Platanthera flava var. herbiola
pale green orchis		Threatened
New Jersey:
Platanthera flava var. flava
southern rein orchid		Endangered
New York:
tubercled orchid		Exploitably Vulnerable
Rhode Island:
Platanthera flava var. herbiola
pale green orchid		Endangered
Tennessee:
Platanthera flava var. flava
southern rein-orchid		Special Concern
Platanthera flava var. herbiola
tubercled rein-orchid		Threatened
Vermont:
tubercled orchis		Threatened
Wisconsin:
Platanthera flava var. herbiola
pale green orchid		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl.

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl.

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

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43414.

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

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 02:48 PM MDT