Platanthera psycodes

Classification	Monocots
Family	Orchidaceae
Family (Traditional)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Platanthera
Species:	Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl.
Common Name	Lesser 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: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; 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] KY[S1] (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 psycodes	Blephariglottis psycodes
Habenaria psycodes	Habenaria psycodes (L.) Spreng.
Habenaria psycodes f. albiflora	Habenaria psycodes f. albiflora Ralph Hoffm.
Habenaria psycodes var. psycodes	Habenaria psycodes var. psycodes
Platanthera fissa	Platanthera fissa (Muhl. ex Willd.) Lindl.
Platanthera psychodes	Platanthera psychodes (L.) Lindl.

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: Breathitt (KY), Harlan (KY), Menifee (KY), Carter (TN), Johnson (TN), Monroe (TN), Unicoi (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2010 - 2010

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0073476	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Habenaria psycodes
TENN-V-0073475	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Habenaria psycodes
APSC0109278	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Platanthera psychodes
ETSU010250	Unicoi	Tennessee	06 Jun 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Habenaria psycodes
ETSU033588	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Platanthera psycodes
ETSU010252	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Habenaria psycodes
ETSU033592	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Platanthera psycodes
HTTU010900	Breathitt	Kentucky			HTTU Habenaria psycodes
ETSU033589	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Platanthera psycodes
31234100720679	Menifee	Kentucky		Joyce Norton	EKY Platanthera psycodes
ETSU010251	Unicoi	Tennessee	26 Jun 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Habenaria psycodes
TENN-V-0073477	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Habenaria psycodes
TENN-V-0073473	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Platanthera psycodes
HTTU027716		Kentucky			HTTU Habenaria psycodes
ETSU033587	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Platanthera psycodes
APSC0109931	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Platanthera psycodes

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