Platanthera grandiflora

Classification	Monocots
Family	Orchidaceae
Family (Traditional)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Platanthera
Species:	Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl.
Common Name	Greater Purple Fringed Bog Orchid
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; 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: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; 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	8
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[S2] (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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Counties - Species Present

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 grandiflora	Blephariglottis grandiflora (Bigelow) Rydb.
Habenaria fimbriata f. albiflora	Habenaria fimbriata f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield
Habenaria fimbriata f. mentotonsa	Habenaria fimbriata f. mentotonsa Fernald
Habenaria grandiflora	Habenaria grandiflora (Bigelow) Torr.
Habenaria psycodes var. grandiflora	Habenaria psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) A. Gray
Orchis grandiflora	Orchis grandiflora Bigelow

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: Carter (TN), Johnson (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ETSU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2015 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ETSU032286	Unicoi	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Platanthera grandiflora
ETSU030184	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Platanthera grandiflora
ETSU030185	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Platanthera grandiflora
ETSU008934	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Platanthera grandiflora
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	03 Jun 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Platanthera grandiflora
ETSU010238	Carter	Tennessee	03 Jun 2015	Frosty Levy	ETSU Platanthera grandiflora
TENN-V-0073388	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Platanthera grandiflora
TENN-V-0073389	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Platanthera grandiflora

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