Scientific Name
Platanthera ciliaris = Habenaria ciliaris

Common Name
Yellow fringed orchid
Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 1 to 3 feet
Flower/fruit: Cluster of orange to yellow flowers on 1 to 2 foot stem; deeply fringed lower lip; long slender spur curves downward from base, exceeding the lip  
Flowering Season: Summer to fall
Foliage: Lower leaves are lance-shaped, up to 12 inches long; smaller upper leaves
Site: Dry uplands, meadows, sandy woods; roadside
Comments: Often found in small colonies
 
 

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