Family: Orchidaceae
lesser purple fringed orchid
[Habenaria psycodes (L.) Spreng.]
Christopher Noll
Jeff Hapeman
Abbie Church
Etymology: Platanthera: from the Greek for "flat" and "flower," hence "wide or flat anthered"
Plants: erect, perennial, 1'-5' tall forb, with a stout stem
Leaves: lower lance-like to oval; upper smaller and narrower
Flowers: purple to rose, 6-parted, 3/4" long, sweetly fragrant, lips deeply 3-parted and fringed, petals with fine teeth; inflorescence a 7" cylindrical, dense spike-like cluster of almost stalkless flowers; blooms June-Aug.
Habitat: wet; meadows, woods, forests, streambanks
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, perennial, 1'-5' tall forb, with a stout stem
Leaves: lower lance-like to oval; upper smaller and narrower
Flowers: purple to rose, 6-parted, 3/4" long, sweetly fragrant, lips deeply 3-parted and fringed, petals with fine teeth; inflorescence a 7" cylindrical, dense spike-like cluster of almost stalkless flowers; blooms June-Aug.
Habitat: wet; meadows, woods, forests, streambanks
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 7, Wetland Indicator = FACW USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Abbie Church
Abbie Church
Jeff Hapeman
Abbie Church
Christopher Noll
Steve C. Garske
Christopher Noll
Aaron Carlson
Derek Anderson
Joshua J. Nemec
Aaron Carlson
Aaron Carlson
Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson
Kitty Kohout
Aaron Carlson
Joshua J. Nemec
Aaron Carlson
Jeff Hapeman
Steve C. Garske
Botanical Illustration
