Platanthera ciliaris

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Common Names: yellow fringed orchid [1]

Platanthera ciliaris
Platanthera ciliaris SEF.jpg
Photo by John Gwaltney hosted at Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Platanthera
Species: P. ciliaris
Binomial name
Platanthera ciliaris
(L.) Lindley
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Natural range of Platanthera ciliaris from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Habenaria ciliaris (Linnaeus), Blephariglottis ciliaris (Linneaus)

Variety: none

Description

P. ciliaris is a perennial forb/herb of the Orchidaceae family that is native to North America. [1]

Distribution

P. ciliaris is native to the eastern United States, reaching as far west as Texas, as well as Ontario, Canada. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

Native habitat for P. ciliaris includes bogs, swamps, marshes, wet sandy barrens, thickets that border streams and ponds, moist woods, wet meadows, praires, and deep humus of upland forests. [1]

[2]

Shaded areas or partial sun is ideal for this orchid. Also, slightly acidic soils are ideal. [1]

Phenology

P. ciliaris has been observed flowering in July and September. [3] When flowering it prefers full sun; it has been observed that there are less dense flowers when lacking full sun. .[4]

Diseases and parasites

Slugs, snails, and cutworms are known to be pests for the P. ciliaris.[1]

Conservation and Management

Due to habitat loss, harvesting, and land management practices such as fire suppression, there has been a decrease in P. ciliaris. It has been listed as threatened in Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. It is also listed as endangered in Illinois, Indiana, new York, and Rhode Island. Canada is considered to be locally extinct. [1]

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 USDA Plant Database
  2. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: R.A. Norris, Leon Neel, R.K. GOdfrey, R. Komarek, Cecil SLaughter, Steve Gatewood, DB Ward, S.S> Ward, R. Kral, O. Lakela, Lovett E. Williams, M. Morgan, Angus Gholson, Steve Orzell, Edwin Bridges, Gary Knight, Sidney McDaniel, Wilson Baker, Chris THompson, Michael J. DeVuyst, K. Craddock Burks, S.W. Leonard, Robert Thorne, A.E. Radford, R.B. Channell,, H. F. L. ROck, R.M. Schuster, Randy Warren, David M. DuMond, S. B. Jones, Jean Wooten, R.F> Chrsitensen, C.C. CHristensen, John Nelson, J.R. Burkhalter, F.R. Hedges, Rob Buda, S.L. Orzell, E.L. Bridges, P. Sheridan, L.M. Kane. States and counties: Georgia (Thomas, Ben Hill, Murray, Toombs, Colquitt) FLorida (Jefferson, CLay, Madison, Orange, Nassau, Walton, Bay, Santa Rosa, Leon, Suwannee, Highlands, Pasco, Escambia, Jackson, Jefferson) North Carolina (Alleghany Pender) Virginia (Roanoke, Brunswick, Giles) Mississippi (Perry, Lamar, Jackson, Covington, Kemper) Alabama (Cullman, Baldwin, Mobile) South Carolina (Oconee, Fairfield)
  3. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 24 MAY 2018
  4. Observation by Floyd Griffith in Washington County, Fl., August 9, 2016, posted to Florida Flora and Ecosystematics Facebook Group August 9, 2016.