Platanthera chapmanii (Small) Luer 1972 Photo courtesy of © Ron Parsons.
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Common Name Chapman's Platanthera [American Botanist 1900's]
Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]
Found in Eastern Texas to North Florida as a medium to large sized, cold growing terrestrial orchid that blooms in the late spring through early fall.
Synonyms *Blephariglottis chapmanii Small 1903; Habenaria chapmanii (Small) Ames 1910
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Native Orchids of Florida Luer 1972 as Platanthera x chapmanii [said to be ahybrid of P ciliaris and P cristata
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