Yellow fringed orchid facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Yellow fringed orchid |
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| Platanthera ciliaris | |
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Platanthera
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ciliaris
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The Platanthera ciliaris, often called the yellow fringed orchid or orange-fringed orchid, is a beautiful and large type of orchid. It stands out with its bright, showy flowers.
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Yellow Fringed Orchid: A Bright Flower
This amazing plant is known for its vibrant orange or yellow flowers. These flowers have a unique fringed look, which gives the orchid its name. It's a real eye-catcher in the places where it grows.
Where It Grows
The yellow fringed orchid likes to grow in special places. In warmer areas, like the Gulf Coast of the United States, it lives in wet, acidic soil. You can often find it in "seepage bogs" on hillsides, especially where longleaf pine trees grow. These areas are often open and sunny.
Further north, this orchid can be found in bogs, which are wet, spongy areas. For the orchid to grow well, these habitats need to be open and sunny. This often happens when fires clear away other plants.
How It Gets Pollinated
The yellow fringed orchid relies on large butterflies to help it make seeds. These butterflies, especially swallowtails, visit the flowers. As they drink nectar, they pick up pollen and carry it to other flowers. This process, called pollination, helps the orchid reproduce.
Why It Needs Our Help
Sadly, the yellow fringed orchid is facing some challenges. In many places, its habitat is disappearing. This happens when land is used for building or farming. Also, some people collect these beautiful orchids from the wild, which harms their populations.
Because of these problems, the orchid is at risk in certain areas. For example, it is considered endangered in Michigan. This means there are very few left there. It was once found in southern Ontario, Canada, but it is now thought to be extirpated. This means it no longer grows there in the wild. Protecting its habitat and preventing wild collection are important steps to help this orchid survive.
See also
In Spanish: Platanthera ciliaris para niños
