Index / Search / Platanthera cristata
§1 Plant
Platanthera cristata (Michx.) Lindl.
vernacular crested yellow orchid — species · Orchidaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Orchidaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Platanthera
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
County-level range
· 221 counties across 19 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 221 counties across 19 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Baker 12003
- Bradford 12007
- Calhoun 12013
- Clay 12019
- Columbia 12023
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gulf 12045
- Holmes 12059
- Leon 12073
- Liberty 12077
- Madison 12079
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Nassau 12089
- Okaloosa 12091
- Orange 12095
- Pasco 12101
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
- Washington 12133
Georgia view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Adams 28001
- Attala 28007
- Clarke 28023
- Clay 28025
- George 28039
- Grenada 28043
- Harrison 28047
- Itawamba 28057
- Jackson 28059
- Jasper 28061
- Lamar 28073
- Lauderdale 28075
- Newton 28101
- Oktibbeha 28105
- Pearl River 28109
- Perry 28111
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Simpson 28127
- Stone 28131
- Tishomingo 28141
- Washington 28151
- Wayne 28153
- Winston 28159
New Hampshire view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 3 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Beaufort 37013
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Carteret 37031
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Duplin 37061
- Gates 37073
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Hyde 37095
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Martin 37117
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Onslow 37133
- Pender 37141
- Pitt 37147
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Sampson 37163
- Scotland 37165
- Tyrrell 37177
- Washington 37187
- Wilson 37195
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Brunswick 51025
- Charles City 51036
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Gloucester 51073
- Greensville 51081
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- Mathews 51115
- Middlesex 51119
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Rockbridge 51163
- Southampton 51175
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- York 51199
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PLCR ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2797871 ↗Record version
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