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Platanthera lacera Platanthera lacera (White Fringed Orchid) growing near a small isolated marshy pool. I almost missed this one entirely. It was there in 2009 and after that just gone. I've looked each year since in the spot and nothing. Geotagged,Green fringed-orchid,Platanthera lacera,Summer,United States,lacera,white fringed orchid Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Platanthera lacera

Platanthera lacera (White Fringed Orchid) growing near a small isolated marshy pool. I almost missed this one entirely. It was there in 2009 and after that just gone. I've looked each year since in the spot and nothing.

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''Platanthera lacera'' is an orchid in the genus ''Platanthera'', native throughout Eastern United States and Canada. It occurs in a variety of habitats ranging from “mesic and dry-mesic sand prairie, wet sedge meadow, calcareous fen, sphagnum bog, acid seep spring, dry field, mesic flatwoods, and mesic upland forests.”
Common names include ragged fringed orchid and green fringed orchid.

Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Gary B
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Uploaded Mar 5, 2019. Captured Aug 1, 2009 00:02 in 4408 Miller Rd, Barnum, MN 55707, USA.
  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm