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Photographer: Derek Anderson
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Family Orchidaceae
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. herbiola (R.Br.) Luer
pale green orchid, tubercled orchid
Platanthera: from the Greek for "flat" and "flower," hence "wide or flat anthered"
flava: yellow
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| Status: | Threatened |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 12"-28" tall forb |
| Flower: | greenish to yellow, 6-parted, 1/8"-1/3" wide, seemingly stalkless, lips not parted or fringed; bracts much longer than the flower; inflorescence a 2"-8" dense, stout spike of 15-40 flowers; blooms June-Sept. |
| Leaf: | lance-like to linear, occurring only along the stem |
| Habitat: | wet to moist; bogs, swamps, floodplains, prairies |
| (Glossary) |
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 Lindl. var. herbiola (R.Br.) Luer&phog=Jeff Hapeman&spcode=PLAFLAvHER)
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