Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Tribe Orchideae Scientific name Platanthera grandiflora Rank Species | Order Asparagales Subfamily Orchidoideae Subtribe Orchidinae Higher classification Platanthera | |
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Similar Platanthera, Orchids, Platanthera psycodes, Platanthera blephariglottis, Platanthera lacera | ||
Platanthera grandiflora, the greater purple fringed orchid, is a species of orchid, genus Platanthera, occurring from Ontario to Newfoundland, south along the Appalachian Mountains to northeastern Georgia, with an isolated population in Illinois. It is imperiled in Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina.
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