Platanthera orbiculata
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Habenaria orbiculata
- Plantathera macrophylla
- Phonetic Spelling
- pla-TAN-ther-uh or-bee-kul-AY-tuh
- Description
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The round-leafed orchid has greenish-white flowers with a long tapering lip that is not fringed. This wildflower can be found in wet woods, wet meadows, and bogs and is widely distributed in Canada and the United States. It requires consistently moist soil.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Platanthera
- Species:
- orbiculata
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Leaves are used to treat skin diseases, scrofula, cuts, blisters.
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Subarctic America to N. & E. U.S.A
- Distribution:
- United States: Alaska, Idaho, Ill., Ind., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mont., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., S. Dak., Tenn., Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo. Canada: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island.
- Wildlife Value:
- pollinated by noctuid moths
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Native Plant
- Wildflower
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Green
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Lipped
- Tubular
- Flower Description:
- up to 30 conspicuous, greenish-white flowers with a linear, elongated central petal and a long spur which extends out from behind the flower
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Orbicular
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Pair of large round basal leaves that rest flat on the ground
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Riparian
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Water Garden
