Platanthera cristata
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Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Platanthera cristata |
| Common name: | Crested yellow orchid |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 1' - 2' |
| Foliage: | Middle of the stem with small, narrow, pointed leaves. Bottom leaves similar but larger. |
| Flower: | yellow to orange; spur is shorter than that of Platanthera ciliaris and more golden yellow, vs. the creamy orange-yellow of P. ciliaris. |
| Flowering time: | Late July- late August |
| Habitat: | dry to moist open soil, thickets, woods and bogs, damp pine woods |
| Range in New Jersey: | Coastal plain, Cape May Regions |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | S3, Listed Pinelands |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | spur
5-9 mm long similar to Platanthera ciliaris , but flower lip more deeply fringed, spur less than 1/2 as long. |