Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Platanthera from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Platanthera nivea
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Platanthera nivea
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-03-009:
Habenaria nivea
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Gymnadeniopsis nivea
COMMON NAME:
Snowy Orchid, Bog-spike
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June Charlton County GA
Flowers so white as to seem illuminated from within. Lip entire, per Weakley's Flora.
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June Charlton County GA
Once locally abundant in the Carolinas' outer Coastal Plain, per Weakley's Flora.