Platanthera grandiflora

Platanthera grandiflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Platanthera
Species: Platanthera grandiflora

Name

Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 294 (1835).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orchis grandiflora Bigelow, Fl. Boston., ed. 2: 321 (1824).
• Homotypic
  • Habenaria grandiflora (Bigelow) Torr. ex L.C.Beck, Bot. North. Middle States: 349 (1833).
  • Platanthera fimbriata var. grandiflora (Bigelow) Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 200 (1839).
  • Habenaria psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) A.Gray, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 38: 310 (1840).
  • Platanthera psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) Torr., Fl. New York 2: 278 (1843).
  • Blephariglottis grandiflora (Bigelow) Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 296 (1901) .
  • Blephariglottis psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) J.H.Schaffn., Cat. Ohio Vasc. Pl.: 161 (1914).
  • Fimbriella psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) Butzin, Willdenowia 11: 324 (1981).
  • Fimbriella grandiflora (Bigelow) Efimov, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 40: 49 (2008 publ. 2009).
• Heterotypic
  • Orchis fimbriata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 297 (1789), provisional synonym
  • Habenaria fimbriata (Aiton) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 193 (1813).
  • Platanthera fimbriata (Aiton) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 293 (1835).
  • Habenaria fimbriata f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield, Fl. Mt. Desert Isl.: 153 (1894).
  • Habenaria fimbriata f. mentotonsa Fernald, Rhodora 48: 184 (1946)
  • Platanthera grandiflora f. albiflora (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Catling, Naturaliste Canad. 109: 277 (1982).
  • Platanthera grandiflora f. mentotonsa (Fernald) P.M.Br., Wild Fl. Notes 3: 22 (1988).
  • Platanthera grandiflora f. bicolor P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 12 (1995).
  • Platanthera grandiflora f. carnea P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 12 (1995).
  • Blephariglottis grandiflora f. albiflora (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Baumbach & P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009).
  • Blephariglottis grandiflora f. bicolor (P.M.Br.) Baumbach & P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009).
  • Blephariglottis grandiflora f. carnea (P.M.Br.) Baumbach & P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009).
  • Blephariglottis grandiflora f. mentotonsa (Fernald) Baumbach & P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois. North-Central U.S.A. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, Vermont, West Virginia. Southwestern U.S.A. Delaware †, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1835. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 294.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Platanthera grandiflora. Accessed: 2025 Dec 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Platanthera grandiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Platanthera grandiflora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Platanthera grandiflora. Accessed: 11 Dec 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Platanthera grandiflora. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Platanthera grandiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Greater purple fringed orchid

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