Platanthera grandiflora

Greater purple fringed orchid
	Flower of Platanthera grandiflora
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Platanthera
Species:	P. grandiflora
Binomial name
	Platanthera grandiflora; (Bigelow) Lindl.
Synonyms
	Orchis grandiflora Bigelow (basionym); Orchis fimbriata Dryand.; Habenaria fimbriata (Dryand.) R.Br.; Habenaria grandiflora (Bigelow) Torr. ex L.C.Beck; Platanthera fimbriata (Dryand.) Lindl.; Habenaria fimbriata f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield; Blephariglottis grandiflora (Bigelow) Rydb.; Fimbriella psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) Butzin; Habenaria fimbriata f. mentotonsa Fernald; Platanthera grandiflora f. albiflora (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Catling; Platanthera grandiflora f. mentotonsa (Fernald) P.M.Br.; Platanthera grandiflora f. bicolor P.M.Br.; Platanthera grandiflora f. carnea P.M.Br.;

Platanthera grandiflora, the greater purple fringed orchid,^[1] is a species of orchid, genus Platanthera, occurring from Ontario to Newfoundland, south along the Appalachian Mountains to northeastern Georgia, with an isolated population in Illinois.^[2]^[3] It is imperiled in Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina and presumed extirpated in Ohio.^[4]

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Platanthera grandiflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
^ Flora of North America v 26 p 565, Platanthera grandiflora
^ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
^ "Platanthera grandiflora". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

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Greater purple fringed orchid

Flower of Platanthera grandiflora
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Platanthera
Species:	P. grandiflora
Binomial name
*Platanthera grandiflora* (Bigelow) Lindl.
Synonyms
Orchis grandiflora Bigelow (basionym) Orchis fimbriata Dryand. Habenaria fimbriata (Dryand.) R.Br. Habenaria grandiflora (Bigelow) Torr. ex L.C.Beck Platanthera fimbriata (Dryand.) Lindl. Habenaria fimbriata f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield Blephariglottis grandiflora (Bigelow) Rydb. Fimbriella psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) Butzin Habenaria fimbriata f. mentotonsa Fernald Platanthera grandiflora f. albiflora (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Catling Platanthera grandiflora f. mentotonsa (Fernald) P.M.Br. Platanthera grandiflora f. bicolor P.M.Br. Platanthera grandiflora f. carnea P.M.Br.