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] |
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Common Name: |
Yellow Fringed Orchid, Orange Fringed Orchid, Orange Plume, Bobwhite's-mocassin, Owl's-head |
Plant Family |
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Type: |
Herb/Wildflower |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow or Orange |
Size in Feet: |
3 |
Light: |
sun |
Soil Moisture: |
sub-mesic(*) |
Bloom Time: |
July - August - September |
Bloom Area: |
Statewide (Mountains, Piedmont, Coast) |
Habitat Description: |
“Savannas, moist roadbanks, meadows, pastures, bogs” (Weakley 2015). Common in NC Mountains and Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont. |
State Rank: |
No NC Rank Listed (*) |
Global Rank: |
No Global Rank listed (*) |
State Status: |
No NC Status Listed (*) |
Federal Status: |
No U.S. Status Listed (*) |
Notes: |
"Widespread in e. North America, P. ciliaris probably our most common and least habitat-specific Platanthera." Weakley 2007 |
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Blooms
© David R. McAdoo |
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Closeup of Blooms
© David R. McAdoo |
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Buds
David McAdoo |
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Another Close up
David McAdoo |
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Spent Blooms
David McAdoo |
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
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