Platanthera clavellata
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Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Platanthera clavellata |
| Common name: | Green woodland orchid |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 6 - 18" |
| Foliage: | yellow to orange |
| Flower: | white with green or yellow tint, 1/4" |
| Flowering time: | Late
July - mid-August |
| Habitat: | Swamps, esp in woodland; thickets |
| Range in New Jersey: | Middle and Cape may district, casually northward, and occasional in the Pine Barrens |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | USDA lists as a facultative wetland species. Usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands. |
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