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Orchidaceae

Fringed orchid

Platanthera × andrewsii (M.White) Luer

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Platanthera

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Fringed orchid: An inflorescence of Platanthera × andrewsii in full bloom
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Fringed orchid

Synonyms

  • Blephariglottis andrewsii (M.White) House
  • Blephariglottis andrewsii (M.White) W.J.Schrenk
  • Blephariglottis lacera var. terrae-novae (Fernald) W.J.Schrenk
  • Fimbriella andrewsii (M.White) Butzin
  • Fimbriella lacera var. terrae-novae (Fernald) Butzin
  • Habenaria andrewsii M.White
  • Habenaria andrewsii White ex Niles
  • Habenaria lacera var. terrae-novae Fernald
  • Platanthera lacera var. terrae-novae (Fernald) Luer

Characteristics

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