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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
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  7. Fringed and Butterfly Orchids
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  9. Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid

species 5,510 observations

Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid

Platanthera psycodes

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

13 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Snowberry Clearwing, Hummingbird Clearwing 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Bicyrtes ventralis 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Eastern Calligrapher, Black Swallowtail, Bedstraw Hawkmoth, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 10

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Part shade
Moisture
Moist
Soil pH
Acid
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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