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 orbiculata
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Platanthera orbiculata
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Platanthera orbiculata var. orbiculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-03-007:
Habenaria orbiculata
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Lysias orbiculata
COMMON NAME:
Large Round-leaved Orchid, Dinner-plate Orchid
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_orbiculata
June Wautauga County NC
Flowering scape arises between a pair of distinctive flat rounded basal lvs, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition.