Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl. is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl.
Platanthera grandiflora, the greater purple fringed orchid, is an imperiled orchid native to eastern North America.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl., commonly known as the greater purple fringed orchid, is an orchid species belonging to the genus Platanthera. Its distribution ranges from Ontario to Newfoundland, extending south along the Appalachian Mountains to northeastern Georgia, with one isolated population located in Illinois. It is classified as imperiled in Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina, and is presumed extirpated in Ohio.
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Spiranthes tuberosa Raf.
Cymbidium canaliculatum R.Br.
Serapias lingua L.
Platanthera integra (Nutt.) A.Gray ex L.C.Beck
Epidendrum blepharistes Barker ex Lindl.
Epidendrum lacustre Lindl.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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