ragged fringed orchid (Platanthera lacera)
Platanthera lacera is a North American orchid found in moist meadows and woodlands. Its pale green-yellow flowers have deeply fringed petals, attracting nocturnal moths.
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Synonyms
Blephariglottis lacera (Michx.) Rydb.
Fimbriella lacera (Michx.) Butzin
Habenaria lacera (Michx.) R.Br. ex Spreng.
Orchis lacera Michx.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderAsparagales
- familyOrchidaceae
- genusPlatanthera
- speciesPlatanthera lacera