Platanthera shriveri
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| Shriver's purple fringed orchid | |
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| Platanthera shriveri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Platanthera |
| Species: | P. shriveri |
| Binomial name | |
| Platanthera shriveri P.M.Br. | |
Platanthera shriveri, Shriver's purple fringed orchid,[1] is a rare orchid endemic to the United States. It is considered critically imperiled.[2]
Platanthera shriveri plants look very similar to Platanthera grandiflora and a hybrid origin with Platanthera lacera is suspected. To distinguish Platanthera shriveri from Platanthera grandiflora small morphological details and a different bloom time (July and August, about 3 weeks later) have to be observed.[1]
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