Platanthera integra

Platanthera integra, the yellow fringeless orchid, is a member of the orchid family with yellow flowers. It is native to the Southeastern United States from eastern Texas to North Carolina plus a few isolated populations in Delaware and New Jersey.[3][2][4]

Yellow fringeless orchid

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Platanthera
Species:
P. integra
Binomial name
Platanthera integra
(Nutt.) A.Gray ex L.C.Beck
Synonyms[2]
  • Orchis integra Nuttall
  • Habenaria integra (Nuttall) Sprengel

Despite the wide range of Platanthera integra, this species is considered vulnerable due to its low number of occurrences. This is primarily due to loss of its habitat, which is open wet savannas and bogs.[1][5]

References
  1. Platanthera integra NatureServe
  2. Flora of North America v 26 p 571, Platanthera integra
  3. Platanthera integra (Nutt.) A. Gray ex Beck
  4. Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
  5. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States by Alan Weakley
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