Orchidaceae

Yellow fringeless orchid

Platanthera integra (Nutt.) A.Gray ex L.C.Beck

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Platanthera

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Yellow fringeless orchid (Platanthera integra) — FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Yellow fringeless orchid

Synonyms

Gymnadenia flava Lindl.
Gymnadeniopsis integra (Nutt.) Rydb.
Habenaria crocea (Raf.) Raf.
Habenaria elliottii L.C.Beck
Habenaria integra (Nutt.) Spreng.
Orchis crocea Raf.
Orchis integra Nutt.
Perularia flava (Lindl.) Schltr.

Flowers

In flower: August (from 38 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: NC Orchid, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: NC Orchid, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Laura Gaudette, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.