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Platanthera [Orchids]

Platanthera aquilonis

Platanthera blephariglottis

Platanthera huronensis

Platanthera lacera

Platanthera orbiculata

Platanthera peramoena

Platanthera peramoena[pale form]

Platanthera psycodes

Northern White Fringed Orchid [Platanthera blephariglottis].Schuylkill County,Pa.7-26-19

Bicolor orchid.A wild cross between White Fringed Orchids [Platanthera blephariglottis] and Orange Fringed Orchids [Platanthera ciliaris].Pa.7-26-19

Two different bicolor orchids.A wild cross between White Fringed Orchids [Platanthera blephariglottis] and Orange Fringed Orchids [Platanthera ciliaris].Pa.7-26-19

Orange Fringed Orchid [Platanthera ciliaris].Schuylkill County,Pa.7-26-19

Ragged Fringed Orchid [Platanthera lacera].Schuylkill County,Pa.7-3-19

The magnificent Pad-leaved Orchid [Platanthera orbiculata].Tioga County,Pa.6-15-19

Pad-leaved Orchid [Platanthera orbiculata].Tioga County,Pa.6-15-19

For me personally in the wonderful world of plants and flowers there is nothing else that compares to the giant Pad-leaved Orchid [Platanthera orbiculata],and the excitement in finding one.Please notice a deer also found it!Tioga County,Pa.6-15-19

Orange Fringed Orchid [Platanthera ciliaris].Dauphin County,Pa.7-28-18

The magnificent Pad-leaved Orchid [Platanthera orbiculata].Schuylkill County,Pa.6-20-18

Platanthera ciliars,Dauphin and Schuylkill Counties,8-3-17.Also shown Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly [Papilio troilus]

Orange fringed orchids [Platanthera ciliars].Schuylkill County,8-1-17

Platanthera xbicolor.A wild orchid hybrid cross between white fringed and orange fringed.P.blephariglottis and P.ciliaris.Luzerne County,7-31-17

Platanthera orbiculata [Pad-leaved],leaves in fall.Tioga county,11-10-11

Planthera peramoena [Purple Fringless], [pale form].Dauphin county,7-27-10

Platanthera peramoena.Dauphin county,7-27-10

Platanthera peramoena [pale form].Dauphin county,7-27-10

Platanthera peramoena [purple fringeless].Dauphin county,7-27-10

Platanthera lacera.Schuylkill county,7-11-16

Platanthera orbiculata.Schuylkill county,6-22-16.Notice the last two pictures, the orchid bloomed caught [tangled] in a Blackgum [Nyssa sylvatica] tree.

Platanthera flava [Northern Tubercled].Luzerne county,6-28-12

Platanthera lacera [Ragged].Schuylkill county,6-28-12 through 7-9-12

Platanthera psycodes [Small Purple Fringed].Coos county,N.H. 7-15-15

Platanthera orbiculata [Pad-leaved].Coos county,N.H. 7-11-15 & 7-14-15

Platanthera xbicolor [bicolor hybrid fringed orchid,P.blephariglottis x P.ciliaris].Luzerne county, 7-31-15 & 7-27-11

Platanthera xbicolor [bicolor hybrid fringed orchid,P.blephariglottis x P.ciliaris].luzerne county,7-31-15

Platanthera blephariglottis [Northern White Fringed] and Platanthera ciliaris [Orange Fringed].Luzerne & Schuylkill counties,7-31-15 & 7-22-15

Platanthera ciliaris.Schuylkill and Dauphin counties,7-30-13 & 7-25-14 & 7-22-15

Platanthera blephariglottis.Luzerne county,7-31-15

Platanthera ciliaris.Schuylkill county,7-22-15

Platanthera blephariglottis.Luzerne county,7-31-15

Goldenrod Spider"Flower Spider" [Misumena vatia],hunting on Platanthera blephariglottis, caught a Hummingbird clearwing moth [Hemaris thysbe].Luzerne county,7-27-11

Platanthera orbiculata [Mothers magnificent Pad leaved].Tioga county,6-18-11 & 6-23-11