Platanthera ciliaris

Yellow fringed orchid
	Platanthera ciliaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Platanthera
Species:	P. ciliaris
Binomial name
	Platanthera ciliaris; (L.) Lindl.
	Yellow fringed orchid range
Synonyms
	Orchis ciliaris L. (basionym); Habenaria ciliaris (L.) R.Br.; Blephariglottis flaviflora Raf.; Habenaria ciliaris var. alba (Michx.) Morong; Blephariglottis ciliaris (L.) Rydb.;

Platanthera ciliaris, commonly known as the yellow fringed orchid, yellow-fringed orchid, or orange-fringed orchid, is a large and showy species of orchid. It grows in "acid soil of hillside seepage bogs" in the longleaf pine landscapes of the Gulf Coast of the United States.^[1] Like many species in these habitats, including flatwoods, it is dependent upon recurring fire to create open conditions.^[2] Further north it is found in bogs, but even here it may be dependent upon fire to create open conditions. ^[3]

It is pollinated by large butterflies, mostly swallowtails.^[1]

The species is at risk in some areas from loss of habitat and collecting. For example, it is endangered in Michigan.^[3] It has been recorded from extreme southern Ontario, but is now thought to be extirpated.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Liggio, J. and Liggio, A.O. 1999. Wild Orchids of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. 228 p.
^ Keddy, Paul A. (2008). Water, Earth, Fire: Louisiana's Natural Heritage. Philadelphia: Xlibris. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-4363-6234-4.^{[self-published source]}
^ ^a ^b M.R. Penskar and S.R. Crispin. 2004. Special plant abstract for Platanthera ciliaris (yellow fringed-orchid). Michigan Natural Features Inventory. Lansing, MI. 3 pp
^ Oldham, M.J., and S.R. Brinker. 2009. Rare Vascular Plants of Ontario, Fourth Edition. Natural Heritage Information Centre, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Peterborough, Ontario. 188 pp

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[Liggio,_J_1999-1] Liggio, J. and Liggio, A.O. 1999. Wild Orchids of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. 228 p.

[Keddy_2008-2] Keddy, Paul A. (2008). Water, Earth, Fire: Louisiana's Natural Heritage. Philadelphia: Xlibris. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-4363-6234-4.^{[self-published source]}

[S.R._Crispin_2004-3] M.R. Penskar and S.R. Crispin. 2004. Special plant abstract for Platanthera ciliaris (yellow fringed-orchid). Michigan Natural Features Inventory. Lansing, MI. 3 pp

[4] Oldham, M.J., and S.R. Brinker. 2009. Rare Vascular Plants of Ontario, Fourth Edition. Natural Heritage Information Centre, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Peterborough, Ontario. 188 pp

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Yellow fringed orchid

Platanthera ciliaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Platanthera
Species:	P. ciliaris
Binomial name
*Platanthera ciliaris* (L.) Lindl.

Yellow fringed orchid range
Synonyms
Orchis ciliaris L. (basionym) Habenaria ciliaris (L.) R.Br. Blephariglottis flaviflora Raf. Habenaria ciliaris var. alba (Michx.) Morong Blephariglottis ciliaris (L.) Rydb.