Platanthera bicolor
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Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht |
| Botanical name: | Platanthera bicolor |
| Common name: | Bicolor bog orchid |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 1 - 2 1/2' |
| Foliage: | alternate, entire leaves |
| Flower: | yellow; 3/4" long, not including the long spur; spru usually 1' long |
| Flowering time: | late July-late August |
| Habitat: | sandy, peaty bogs, dryish swales and slopes, usually acidic soil |
| Range in New Jersey: | Middle and Cape May district, casually northward, and occasionally in the Pine Barrens |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | P. bicolor is a hybrid of P. blephariglottis and P. ciliaris. |