Greater purple fringed orchid

Platanthera grandiflora

''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.
Status: Unknown
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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusPlatanthera
SpeciesGrandiflora
Photographed in
Canada