Platanthera nivea

Snowy orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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 snowy orchid,[1] is a species of orchid 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. ↑ "Platanthera nivea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ↑ North American Orchid Conservation Center
  3. ↑ Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
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