Platanthera peramoena, the purple fringeless orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family. It is native to the Eastern United States, where it is found from the Mid-Atlantic states, the Ohio Valley and the Ozark Mountains.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Its natural habitat is moist forests, marshes, and on streambanks.
It produces purple flowers in the summer.Flora of North America, Platanthera peramoena The moth Hemaris thysbe is considered its main pollinator.
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