Orchidaceae

Palegreen orchid

Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Platanthera

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Palegreen orchid (Platanthera flava) — FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Palegreen orchid, Tubercled orchid

Synonyms

Habenaria flava (L.) R.Br. ex Spreng.
Orchis flava L.
Perularia bidentata Small
Perularia flava (L.) Rydb.
Perularia flava Farw.
Perularia scutellata Small
Tulotis flava (L.) Senghas

Flowers

In flower: May to August (from 139 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jeff Wilson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Evan M. Raskin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: icosahedron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: icosahedron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: icosahedron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.