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''Platanthera blephariglottis'', commonly known as the white fringed orchid or white-fringed orchis, is a species of orchid of the genus ''Platanthera''. It is considered to be an endangered species in Connecticut and Ohio, a threatened species in Florida, Maryland and Rhode Island, exploitably vulnerable in New York, and susceptible to be threatened in Québec. ''Platanthera'' is a Greek word that means "flat" and "flower" for this use it means "wide or flat anthered", ''blephariglottis'' from ''blepharis'' which means "eyelash" or "fringed" and ''glottis'' for "tongue." == Description == Flowering from late spring until summer, ''Platanthera blephariglottis'' is an 8 to 110 centimeters (3 to 43 inches) tall plant that can be found growing in bogs and on the moist banks of lakes and rivers on the eastern side of North America. ;Stem and leaves: At least 2 and often several spreading to ascending leaves scattered along the stem. Leaf shapes from linear-lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate and elliptic-lanceolate.〔 ;Flowers: Dense to lax spikes of showy white flowers. Lateral sepals bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees. Petals are near entire fringed and the shape is linear and narrows toward the point of attachment.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Platanthera blephariglottis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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