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Platanthera blephariglottis

(Willd.) Lindl.

White Fringed Orchid

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142013

Element CodePMORC1Y020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

CITESAppendix II

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderOrchidales

FamilyOrchidaceae

GenusPlatanthera

Synonyms

Habenaria blephariglottis(Willd.) Hook.

Other Common Names

Platanthère à gorge frangée (FR) Small White Fringed Orchid (EN) white fringed 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.

Taxonomic Comments

This record is for the treatment of Platanthera blephariglottis in the broad sense that includes P. blephariglottis var. conspicua, as treated in FNA (2002, vol. 26) and Kartesz (1994, 1999). Weakley et al. (2023) recognize P. blephariglottis in a narrow sense, excluding P. conspicua as a distinct species.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x

Review Date2018-08-17

Change Date2018-08-17

Edition Date2018-08-17

Edition AuthorsOgle, Y. (1987), rev. Treher (2018)

Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

See varieties (var. blephariglottis and var. conspicua) for global rank assessments.

Range Extent Comments

See varieties (var. blephariglottis and var. conspicua) for details of range.

Occurrences Comments

See varieties (var. blephariglottis and var. conspicua) for details of occurrences.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

In full sun or semi-shade in damp acidic situations, especially sphagnum, cranberry or tamarack bogs.

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S4	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S3	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Vermont	S2	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	S1	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S2	Yes
Illinois	S1	Yes
South Carolina	SU	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
New York	S4	Yes
Mississippi	S2	Yes
Connecticut	S1	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Delaware	S1	Yes
Ohio	S1	Yes
Georgia	S1	Yes
North Carolina	SNR	Yes
Maryland	S2	Yes
Virginia	S2	Yes
Alabama	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (7)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Impassable Bay	Osceola National Forest	2,789

New Hampshire (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pemigewasset Ext	White Mountain National Forest	15,840
Sandwich Range	White Mountain National Forest	16,797

North Carolina (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Catfish Lake North	Croatan National Forest	11,299
Pond Pine B	Croatan National Forest	2,961
Sheep Ridge Addition	Croatan National Forest	5,808

South Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hellhole Ext	Francis Marion National Forest	891

References (5)

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.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.