Greater Purple Fringed Orchid

Greater Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera grandiflora) blooming on an old beaver dam at Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (S3?) in Québec, CA (NatureServe).

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Ferdy Christant

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Nice, looks like we have another orchid fan in our midst! Posted 6 years ago
1. Greg Shchepanek
  
  Lion
  
  Haha...I am an orchid fan. Posted 6 years ago

The Greater purple fringed orchid

''Platanthera grandiflora'', the greater purple fringed orchid, is a species of orchid, genus ''Platanthera'', occurring from Ontario to Newfoundland, south along the Appalachian Mountains to northeastern Georgia, with an isolated population in Illinois. It is imperiled in Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions

Species identified by Greg Shchepanek