Purple fringeless orchid | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Genus: | Platanthera |
Species: | P. peramoena
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Binomial name | |
Platanthera peramoena (
A.Gray) A.Gray
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Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
It produces purple flowers in the summer. [4] The moth Hemaris thysbe is considered its main pollinator. [5]
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