Platanthera leucophaea (Nuttall) Lindley

Platanthera leucophaea (Nuttall) Lindley is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b.

Hybrid parent of

Platanthera ×hollandiae P.M. Catling & Brownell.

Platanthera ×reznicekii P.M. Catling, Brownell & G. Allen.

Vernacular names

• platanthère blanchâtre de l'Est COSEPAC, 2008+
• habénaire blanchâtre Marie-Victorin, 1995

• eastern prairie fringed orchid COSEWIC
• eastern prairie white fringed orchid Anions
• prairie white fringed orchid ITIS, 2010

Synonyms

• Habenaria leucophaea (Nuttall) A. Gray FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b
• Orchis leucophaea Nuttall FNA Ed. Comm., 2002b

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Asparagales
Family	Orchidaceae
Subfamily	Orchidoideae
Tribe	Orchideae
Subtribe	Orchidinae
Genus	Platanthera
Species	Platanthera leucophaea

Habit

Herb