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Platanthera dilatata; Tall White Bog Orchid   

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Platanthera dilatata
Platanthera dilatata
Tall White Bog Orchid
Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 1111 0512 0254 (2022-01-10)

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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Jul 9, 2005
  • location   Alaska, US
  • family Orchidaceae
  • order Asparagales
  • class Monocots
  • notes   White Bog Orchid, Tall white bog orchid, bog candle, boreal bog orchid, Platanthera dilatata. Platanthera is the largest genus of orchids found in North America. Commonly called bog, rein, or fringed orchids, members of the Platanthera group all have a long, strap-like, or fringed lip petal that terminates at the back into a sac-like spur. Prince William Sound, Chugach National Forest, Alaska.
  • photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
  • batch id: batchid_2022-01-10_11:13:35_3831

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • common names   Tall White Bog Orchid
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