familyOrchidaceae
subfamilyOrchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae
genusPlatanthera
speciesPlatanthera flava
varietyPlatanthera flava var. flava
Platanthera flava var. flava
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 564.
Inflorescences lax, slender (in part from floral bracts usually shorter than flowers); lip (excluding auricles) subquadrangular, suborbiculate, or broadly ovate, obtuse or often emarginate.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Oct.
Habitat: Floodplain forests, hardwood, white-cedar, and cypress swamps, riparian thickets, wet meadows
Elevation: 0–300 m
Distribution
N.S., Ont., Ala., Ark., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Miss., Mo., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.