Platanthera peramoena, the purple fringeless orchid,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family. It is native to the Eastern United States, where it is found from the Mid-Atlantic states, the Ohio Valley and the Ozark Mountains.[1] Its natural habitat is moist forests, marshes, and on streambanks.[3]
Quick Facts Purple fringeless orchid, Scientific classification ...
| Purple fringeless orchid |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Order: |
Asparagales |
| Family: |
Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Orchidoideae |
| Genus: |
Platanthera |
| Species: |
P. peramoena |
| Binomial name |
Platanthera peramoena
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| Synonyms[1] |
- Habenaria peramoena (A.Gray) A.Gray
- Orchis peramoena (A.Gray) Alph.Wood
- Blephariglottis peramoena (A.Gray) Rydb. in N.L.Britton
- Fimbriella peramoena (A.Gray) Butzin
- Ophrys fimbriata Walter
- Platanthera bigelovii Alph.Wood
- Platanthera fissa auct. non (Muhl. ex Willd.) Lindl.
- Habenaria psycodes var. fernaldii J.Rousseau & Rouleau
- Habenaria psycodes f. leucophaeopsis B.Boivin
- Habenaria psycodes f. nivalis F.Seym.
- Platanthera peramoena f. doddsiae P.M.Br.
- Platanthera psycodes f. fernaldii (J.Rousseau & Rouleau) P.M.Br.
- Blephariglottis peramoena f. doddsiae (P.M.Br.) Baumbach & P.M.Br.
- Blephariglottis psycodes f. fernaldii (J.Rousseau & Rouleau) Baumbach & P.M.Br.
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It produces purple flowers in the summer.[4] The moth Hemaris thysbe is considered its main pollinator.[5]
