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NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Platanthera ciliaris [= Habenaria ciliaris]

Yellow Fringed Orchid, Orange Fringed Orchid, Orange Plume, Bobwhite's-mocassin, Owl's-head

Scientific Name:

Platanthera ciliaris [= Habenaria ciliaris]

Genus:

Platanthera

Species Epithet:

ciliaris

Common Name:

Yellow Fringed Orchid, Orange Fringed Orchid, Orange Plume, Bobwhite's-mocassin, Owl's-head

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

1-3 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Orange, Yellow

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Dry, Moist, Wet

Bloom Time:

July, August, September

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

“Savannas, moist roadbanks, meadows, pastures, bogs” (Weakley 2015). Common in NC Mountains and Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S4: Apparently secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

"Widespread in e. North America, P. ciliaris probably our most common and least habitat-specific Platanthera." Weakley 2007

Blooms

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© David R. McAdoo

Closeup of Blooms

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© David R. McAdoo

Buds

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David McAdoo

Another Close up

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David McAdoo

Spent Blooms

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David McAdoo

A patch growing on the banks of a lake. Notice the alternate arrangement of leaves and the long, fringed lip.

Jackson County, NC

The Scientific Name is Platanthera ciliaris [= Habenaria ciliaris]. You will likely hear them called Yellow Fringed Orchid, Orange Fringed Orchid, Orange Plume, Bobwhite's-mocassin, Owl's-head. This picture shows the A patch growing on the banks of a lake. Notice the alternate arrangement of leaves and the long, fringed lip. of Platanthera ciliaris [= Habenaria ciliaris]

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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