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Prairie White Fringed Orchid (Platanthera leucophaea)

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Platanthera Leucophaea, or more commonly know as Prairie White Fringed Orchid, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Platanthera. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Platanthera Leucophaea or Prairie White Fringed Orchid's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Category: Monocot
Genus: Platanthera
Family: Orchidaceae
Order: Orchidales
Class: Liliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
Federal T/E Status: Threatened
Federal T/E Common Name: prairie white fringed orchid
State T/E Status: IA (E) IL (E) IN (X) ME (E) MI (E) MO (E) NY (E) OH (T) PA (X) WI (E)
State T/E Common Name: IA (eastern prairie fringed orchid) IL (white fringed orchid) IN (prairie white-fringed orchid) ME (prairie white-fringed orchid) MI (prairie fringed orchid) MO (eastern prairie fringed orchid) NY (prairie fringed orchid) OH (prairie fringed orchid) PA (prairie white-fringed orchid) WI (prairie white-fringed orchid)
National Wetland Indicator Status: FACW OBL
Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACW+) 2(OBL) 3(FACW+) 4(FACW) 5(OBL) 6(OBL)

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Prairie White Fringed Orchid (Platanthera leucophaea)

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