genus
Fringed and Butterfly Orchids
Platanthera
Field notes
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native fringed and butterfly 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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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
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North Wind Bog Orchid
Platanthera aquilonis
food
2
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Round-leaved Bog Orchid
Platanthera orbiculata
food
2
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Elegant Rein Orchid
Platanthera elegans
food
2
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Alaska Rein Orchid
Platanthera unalascensis
food
2
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Denseflower Rein Orchid
Platanthera elongata
food
2
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Blunt-leaved Rein Orchid
Platanthera obtusata
food
2
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Whiteflower Rein Orchid
Platanthera ephemerantha
food
2
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Purple-petal Bog Orchid
Platanthera purpurascens
food
2