Platanthera hookeri
Palegreen Orchid
Platanthera flava
(L.) Lindl. Species
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- Botanical name
- Platanthera flava
- Also known as
- Gypsy-Spikes, Pale Green Orchid, Pale-Green Orchid, Palegreen Orchid, Small Pale-Green Orchid, Southern Rein Orchid, Tubercled Orchid
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Platanthera
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Palegreen Orchid
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Platanthera flava but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Habenaria flava
Orchis flava
Perularia bidentata
Perularia flava
Perularia flava
Perularia scutellata
Tulotis flava
Others in Platanthera
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