Platanthera nivea

Snowy orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Platanthera
Species:
P. nivea
Binomial name
Platanthera nivea
(Nuttall) Luer

Platanthera nivea, commonly called the bog-spike or snowy orchid,[1] is an orchid species of native to the Southeastern United States. Its range is almost entirely restricted to the southeastern Coastal Plain, with a few notable inland populations such as in Coffee County, Tennessee. Within this range, it is found in wet savannas and bogs.[2]

Platanthera nivea has a highly irregular flowering pattern, with whole populations not flowering for a number of years. Populations of this orchid have declined considerably over the 20th century due to habitat destruction.[3]

References

  1. ^ NRCS. "Platanthera nivea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ^ North American Orchid Conservation Center
  3. ^ Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
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