Red Buckeye – Aesculus pavia

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Platanthera nivea, commonly called the snowy orchid,[1] is an orchid species of 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. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Platanthera nivea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ^ North American Orchid Conservation Center
  3. ^ Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
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