Platanthera integra

Yellow fringeless orchid

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Alliance: Orchis
Genus: Platanthera
Species: P. integra
Binomial name
Platanthera integra
(Nutt.) A.Gray ex L.C.Beck
Synonyms[2]
  • Orchis integra Nuttall
  • Habenaria integra (Nuttall) Sprengel

Platanthera integra, the yellow fringeless orchid, is a member of the orchid family with yellow flowers. It is native to the Southeastern United States from eastern Texas to North Carolina plus a few isolated populations in Delaware and New Jersey.[3][2][4]

Despite the wide range of Platanthera integra, this species is considered vulnerable due to its low number of occurrences. This is primarily due to loss of its habitat, which is open wet savannas and bogs.[1][5]

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