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Photographer: Jeff Hapeman
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Family Orchidaceae
Platanthera orbiculata (Pursh) Lindl.
large round-leaved orchid
Platanthera: from the Greek for "flat" and "flower," hence "wide or flat anthered"
orbiculata: disk-shaped, rounded
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-16" tall forb, single stem with no bracts; fleshy, fat roots |
| Flower: | whitish to greenish, 6-parted, 1" long, downward-pointed lips not parted or fringed; inflorescence a 6 1/2" spike-like cluster of 10-30 almost stalkless flowers; blooms July-July |
| Leaf: | 2, basal, elliptical, 1"-2" long by 3"-8" wide, clasping, shiny, lying completely flat on the ground |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture; woods, forests; in rich soil |
| (Glossary) |
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