Platanthera cristata

Classification	Monocots
Family	Orchidaceae
Family (Traditional)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Platanthera
Species:	Platanthera cristata (Michx.) Lindl.
Common Name	Crested Yellow Orchid; Crested Orange Bog Orchid
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Pollinium; Base Flower Color: Orange; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 2; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 6
C value	10
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[S2S3] KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Blephariglottis cristata	Blephariglottis cristata Raf.
Habenaria cristata	Habenaria cristata (Michx.) R. Br.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: McCreary (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Moore (TN), Putnam (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, MTSU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1981 - 1981

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0073342	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Platanthera cristata
TENN-V-0073347	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Platanthera cristata
ETSU032406	McMinn	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Platanthera cristata
TENN-V-0073343	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Platanthera cristata
TENN-V-0073344	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Platanthera cristata
TENN-V-0073345	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Platanthera cristata
APSC0064748	Bledsoe	Tennessee			APSC Platanthera cristata
APSC0035183	Moore	Tennessee			APSC Platanthera cristata
MTSU002651	Marion	Tennessee	1996	Landon E. McKinney 6773	MTSU Platanthera cristata
TENN-V-0073341	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Platanthera cristata
TENN-V-0073348	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Platanthera cristata
TENN-V-0073349	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Platanthera cristata
MTSU002650	Grundy	Tennessee	1996	Landon E. McKinney 6812	MTSU Platanthera cristata
APSC0099408	McCreary	Kentucky	09 Aug 1981	Max Medley	APSC Platanthera cristata
TENN-V-0073346	Moore	Tennessee			TENN Platanthera cristata
31234100112745	McCreary	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Platanthera cristata
TENN-V-0073340	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Platanthera cristata

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Platanthera cristata

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