Other common names:
Green Fringed Orchis, Ragged Fringed Orchis Other scientific names: Habenaria lacera, Blephariglottis lacera, Orchis lacera French names:
Habénaire lacérée Family: Orchid Family (Orchidaceae) Group: Orchids Distinctive features:
Greenish-white flowers have very ragged fringe. Similar species: • White Fringed Orchid (Platanthera blephariglottis) - very white, fringe not ragged looking. Flowers: Summer; White, Green/Brown; Irregular flowers; Greenish-white with a ragged fringe. Habitat: Fields and Open Areas, Wet Areas; Bogs, fields, wet meadows. Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 42 Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 120, 372 Native/Non-native:
Native Status: S-Rank: 5 G-Rank: 5
not very common.
Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: lacera: torn For more information visit: Ontario Wildflowers Photographs:
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A closeup view of a single flower. Note the ragged fringe which gives this orchid its name.
Another closeup.
Side view of a flower.
A view of the flower raceme.
Typical habitat for this plant. Boggy, in an open space among the Eastern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis). The Ragged Fringed Orchid can barely be discerned at the center of this photo. It's a small plant, easily overlooked.
