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Platanthera

Contains 15 accepted taxa overall.

Family:	Orchidaceae
Common Name:	FRINGED ORCHID
Specimen:	Search the Butler University Friesner Herbarium Digital Collection for specimens within this genus

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Genus Distribution Map

Species

Scientific Name	Common Name
Platanthera aquilonis	Northern green orchid
Platanthera ciliaris	Orange fringed orchid
Platanthera clavellata	Small green wood orchid; Little clubspur-orchid
Platanthera dilatata	Tall white orchid
Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata	Leafy white orchis; Leafy white bog-orchid
Platanthera flava	Southern rein orchid
Platanthera flava var. flava	Southern tubercled orchid
Platanthera flava var. herbiola	Northern tubercled orchid
Platanthera hookeri	Hooker's orchid
Platanthera hyperborea	Northern green orchid
Platanthera lacera	Green fringed orchid
Platanthera leucophaea	Prairie white fringed orchid
Platanthera orbiculata	Round-leaved orchid; Small round-leaved rein-orchid
Platanthera peramoena	Purple fringeless orchid
Platanthera psycodes	Purple fringed orchid

For more information, contact: Marcia Moore

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Citation Information:

Dolan, R.W., M.E. Moore. 2025 Indiana Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), USF Water Institute. University of South Florida]. Butler University Friesner Herbarium, Indianapolis, Indiana. (Begun by Dr. Rebecca W. Dolan with a grant from the Butler University Innovation Fund)