Orchidaceae
Fringed orchid
Platanthera × apalachicola
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Platanthera
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Platanthera × apalachicolaOrchidaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Fringed orchid
Synonyms
- Blephariglottis apalachicola (P.M.Br. & S.L.Stewart) Baumbach & Lückel
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- 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.