Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Platanthera cristata
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may enjoy reading Orchids of the Francis Marion National Forest by Jim Fowler.
Learn more about Crested Fringed Orchid from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Read more and see some beautiful photographs on Jim Fowler's blog: "Weekend orchid hunting along the Carolina coastal plain" (August 2016)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Platanthera cristata
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-03-015:
Habenaria cristata FAMILY Orchidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Crested Fringed Orchid, Golden Fringed Orchid
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Platanthera cristata
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Platanthera cristata
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-03-015:
Habenaria cristata
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
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