Platanthera peramoena
Purple fringeless orchid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Genus: | Platanthera |
Species: | P. peramoena |
Binomial name | |
Platanthera peramoena (A.Gray) A.Gray | |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ NRCS. "Platanthera peramoena". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ Flora of North America, Platanthera peramoena
- ^ Charles L. Argue (2011). The Pollination Biology of North American Orchids: Volume 1. Springer. ISBN 1461405920.
External links
[edit]Media related to Platanthera peramoena at Wikimedia Commons