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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Orchidaceae
Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer
club-spur orchid, green woodland orchid, small green fringed orchid
Platanthera: from the Greek for "flat" and "flower," hence "wide or flat anthered"
clavellata: clava for "knotty stick or club;" club-like
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-16" tall forb |
| Flower: | white to yellowish, 6-parted, 1/8"-1/3" wide, twisting along one side of its stalk, spur on the side, lips not parted or fringed but with 3 shallow lobes on the tip; inflorescence 3/4"- 2 1/3" loosely-open, spike-like cluster (raceme) with 5-15 flowers; blooms July-Aug. |
| Leaf: | one large leaf near or just below middle of the stem and several much smaller, upper leaves |
| Habitat: | bogs, often in wet ditches; in acidic soil |
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