Crested Yellow Orchid
Platanthera cristata (Michaux) Lindley
Crested Yellow Orchid: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/1713
Synonyms
Blephariglotis cristata  Habenaria crsitata 

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72 Records

Status

Platanthera xcanbyi is a rare hybrid that occurs between White-fringed Orchid and Crested Yellow Orchid. Platanthera xcanbyi resembles both parents in structure, but has soft cream colored flowers.

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Platanthera cristata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Platanthera
Species:
P. cristata
Binomial name
Platanthera cristata
Synonyms

Blephariglottis cristata

Platanthera cristata, commonly known as the crested yellow orchid or the crested orange bog orchid, is a species of orchid, a flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to North America.[1][2][3] It was first formally described in 1835 by English botanist, John Lindley.

It produces 2–4 stem leaves and bears a dense inflorescence of multiple showy, bright orange flowers. The labellum is often highly fringed, and a spur protrudes from the back of the flower with a triangular or key-hole shaped opening. It can be found growing in moist meadows, marshes, and prairies, as well as in sphagnum bogs and wooded flats across the southeastern United States from Texas to Florida and up the east coast to New Hampshire.

References

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  1. ^ "Platanthera cristata". www.southeasternflora.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  2. ^ "Plants Profile for Platanthera cristata (crested yellow orchid)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  3. ^ "Platanthera cristata – Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved 2020-01-22.