family
Orchids
Orchidaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native orchids All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid
Platanthera psycodes
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
10
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White-fringed Orchid
Platanthera blephariglottis
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
24
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Orange Crested Orchid
Platanthera cristata
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
1
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Kentucky Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium kentuckiense
caterpillars
1
flowers
2
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Leafy Vanilla
Vanilla phaeantha
caterpillars
1
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Wormvine Orchid
Vanilla barbellata
caterpillars
1
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Heartleaf Twayblade
Neottia cordata
food
5
flowers
2
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Frog Orchid
Dactylorhiza viridis
food
5
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Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera repens
food
4
flowers
3
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Northern Coralroot
Corallorhiza trifida
food
4
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White Adder's Mouth
Malaxis monophyllos
food
4
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White Bog Orchid
Platanthera dilatata
food
2
flowers
38
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Green Bog Orchid
Platanthera huronensis
food
2
flowers
3
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Sparse-flowered Bog Orchid
Platanthera sparsiflora
food
2
flowers
1
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Slender Bog Orchid
Platanthera stricta
food
2