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Platanthera clavellata
Also called Club Spur Orchid, Green Woodland Orchid, Little Club Spur Bog Orchid, Little Club Spur Orchid, Small Green Woodland Orchid
Platanthera clavellata, the small green wood orchid or club-spur orchid, is a small native terrestrial orchid of eastern North America. It is grown mainly by enthusiasts and native-plant gardeners, and it needs moist, acidic soil, partial shade, and a specific soil fungus to germinate from seed.
Platanthera clavellata, commonly known as the club-spur orchid or small green wood orchid, is a terrestrial orchid of North America.
The plant will grow in moist and acidic soil and requires partial shade. It can grow in areas like moist meadows, bogs, swamps or forested seeps. Its spread is further limited as seeds cannot germinate by themselves and instead require a specific soil fungus to be present. One known soil fungus that associates with P. clavellata is Epulorhiza inquilina.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Platanthera clavellata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
