Orchidaceae
White fringed orchid
Platanthera blephariglottis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Platanthera
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Platanthera blephariglottisOrchidaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- White fringed orchid
- Spanish
- Habenaria blephariglottis, Habenaria blephariglottis f holopetala, Habenaria blephariglottis f. holopetala, Habenaria blephariglottis var holopetala, Habenaria blephariglottis var. holopetala, Habenaria ciliaris var holopetala, Habenaria ciliaris var. holopetala, White fringed orchid
Synonyms
- Blephariglottis alba House
- Blephariglottis blephariglottis (Willd.) Rydb.
- Orchis blephariglottis Willd.
- Platanthera ciliaris var. blephariglottis (Willd.) Chapm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.