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Platanthera integrilabia
Also called Monkey Face, Monkeyface
Platanthera integrilabia, the white fringeless orchid (also called Monkey Face), is a rare native terrestrial orchid of wet, partly sunny swamps in the southeastern US, and is not commonly grown as a garden or houseplant. It is a protected, specialist wild species that depends on mycorrhizal fungi and needs a stable, moist habitat.
Platanthera integrilabia, commonly called white fringeless orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It is native to seven states in the Southeastern United States; Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. However, the white fringeless orchid is only known from 52 populations that are primarily concentrated in Tennessee and Kentucky on the Cumberland Plateau. It is typically found in flat swampy habitats, especially near the head of streams and usually in partial open sunlight. The white fringeless orchid is also involved in a symbiotic relationship with mycorrhizal fungi that aids in seed germination and growth.
Platanthera unalascensis · Rein orchid · Green Platanthera · Northern green orchid · Hochstetter's Butterfly Orchid · Platanthera bakeriana · Platanthera bhutanica · Lesser butterfly-orchid · White fringed orchid · Shortflowered bog orchid · Platanthera calceoliformis · Platanthera carnosilabris
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Platanthera integrilabia 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.
