Platanthera grandiflora

Large Purple Fringed Orchid

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Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: mid-June - early July

21 June 2021 Shenandoah National Park (central district), VA	21 June 2021 Shenandoah National Park (central district), VA	21 June 2021 Shenandoah National Park (central district), VA	19 June 2021 Shenandoah National Park (central district), VA
21 June 2021 Shenandoah National Park (central district), VA (note round nectary opening)	21 June 2021 Shenandoah National Park (central district), VA (showing long spur on back of flower)	21 June 2021 Shenandoah National Park (central district), VA (side view of nectary openings)