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Purple Fringed Orchid

Platanthera psycodes

Photo by Aarongunnar
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Field Notes

Notes:

The fragrant flowers of Platanthera psycodes have three petal-like sepals, with the lateral sepals shown in this photo spreading like wings. There are also three petals, the two lateral petals arise upward from the corolla, and they are minutely toothed.

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Platanthera psycodes - Wikipedia

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PublishedOctober 13, 2016

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