Platanthera blephariglottis |
Platanthera dilatata |
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bog-candle, boreal bog-orchid, white orchid, white rein-orchid, scent-bottle |
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Habit | Herbaceous perennial with single, densely flowered inflorescences up to 3 ft. tall. | |
Leaves | Simple, alternate, glabrous, lanceolate, tapering in width from base to tip. |
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Flowers | Sepals and petals white, sepals widely spreading, two of the petals upright and arching, forming hood-like appearance; lip widest at base and often hanging downward, spurred at base. |
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Fruits | Capsules, brown at maturity and containing large numbers of tiny seeds. |
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Platanthera blephariglottis |
Platanthera dilatata |
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Identification notes | Flowers with a sweet, spicy fragrance; plants often growing together in fairly large numbers. | |
Flowering time | June-September | |
Habitat | Wet meadows, forest openings, and streambanks from low elevations to the subalpine. | |
Distribution | Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest through the mountainous and forested areas of Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains; also from the Great Lakes region east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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