| Greater purple fringed orchid | |
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| Flower of Platanthera grandiflora | |
| Conservation status | |
 Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Platanthera |
| Species: | P. grandiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platanthera grandiflora, the greater purple fringed orchid, is a species of orchid, genus Platanthera, occurring from Ontario to Newfoundland, south along the Appalachian Mountains to northeastern Georgia, with an isolated population in Illinois. It is imperiled in Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina and presumed extirpated in Ohio.
References
- NRCS. "Platanthera grandiflora". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- Flora of North America v 26 p 565, Platanthera grandiflora
- Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
- "Platanthera grandiflora". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Platanthera grandiflora |
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| Orchis grandiflora | |
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