Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Orchidaceae

Genus:

Platanthera

Species:

Platanthera linearifolia

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

90 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Colors:

white, greenish-white

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

pollinators

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Benefits from periodic fire to maintain open, sunny conditions in its wet pine flatwood habitat.

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Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Orchid seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi for germination; conventional stratification is not applicable.

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