Scientific name: Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.

Synonym: Habenaria ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

Common name: Yellow Fringed Orchid

Family: Orchidaceae; Orchid

Origin: Native

Habitat: wet areas, roadsides

Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl., near the Road of Remembrance, "Old Stretch Road" at the Berry College Campus, Mt. Berry, Georgia; August 16, 2009.

Last updated on August 26, 2009.

References :
1. Fernald, Merritt L. Gray's Manual of Botany 8ed. New York: D.Van Nostrand, 1970: 473
2. Image by Zvezdana Ukropina-Crawford
3. USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

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