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Platanthera peramoena

(Gray) Gray

Purple Fringeless Orchid

G5Secure Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156892

Element CodePMORC1Y0L0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

CITESAppendix II

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderOrchidales

FamilyOrchidaceae

GenusPlatanthera

Synonyms

Habenaria peramoenaGray

Other Common Names

Pride-of-the-peak (EN) purple fringeless orchid (EN) Purple Spire Orchid (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1986-04-08

Change Date1986-04-08

Threat Impact Comments

Platanthera Peramoena has a restricted habitat, making it especially vulnerable to land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices; alteration of natural forest habitat on private lands has undoubtedly impacted the species (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Alabama	S1	Yes
North Carolina	S2	Yes
Maryland	S1	Yes
Delaware	S1	Yes
Tennessee	S3	Yes
Mississippi	S2	Yes
Missouri	S3	Yes
Georgia	S1	Yes
Pennsylvania	S2	Yes
Illinois	S4	Yes
Virginia	S1	Yes
West Virginia	S2	Yes
New Jersey	S1	Yes
District of Columbia	SX	Yes
Indiana	S3	Yes
South Carolina	SX	Yes
Arkansas	S2	Yes
Kentucky	S3	Yes
Ohio	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (9)

Georgia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lance Creek	Chattahoochee National Forest	9,025

Indiana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mogan Ridge	Hoosier National Forest	8,435

Tennessee (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Flint Mill Gap	Cherokee National Forest	9,494

Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Jerkemtight	George Washington National Forest	16,687
Three Ridges	George Washington National Forest	4,745

West Virginia (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cranberry Addition	Monongahela National Forest	11,123
Falls Of Hills Creek	Monongahela National Forest	6,925
Marlin Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	9,344
Middle Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	19,020

References (5)

Dodds, J.S. 2024. <i>Platanthera peramoena</i> Rare Plant Profile. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites, Forests & Natural Lands, Office of Natural Lands Management, New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 22 pp. [https://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/docs/platanthera-peramoena-purple-fringeless-orchid.pdf]
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.
Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. 20 October 2020 Edition. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.