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Pale Fringed Orchid

Platanthera pallida

Pale Fringed Orchid
Photo: Sequoia Janirella Wrens, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
New York
Climate
temperate

About

Platanthera pallida, commonly known as pale fringed orchid, is a rare orchid of North America with the only known occurrences on Long Island. Locally, some enthusiasts prefer the alternative common name Long Island orchid.

Where it grows

Platanthera pallida is endemic to Long Island in New York with only three known populations. It grows in dry areas between sand dunes.

Other Platanthera plants

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 pallida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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