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| | | | | | | Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | | | | | Record Status: Approved | Occurrence: | Present | Nativeness: | Native | Abundance: | Uncommon | | | Scientific Name with Authority: | Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl. | Park Preferred Common Name(s): | Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid | Park Synonyms: | | | | | Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asparagales, Family Orchidaceae, Genus Platanthera, Species Platanthera psycodes |
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| | | | | Management Tags: | Exploitation Concern |
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| | | | | Park Tags: | Elevation Range - High | Elevation Range - Mid to High | Habitat - terrestrial | Life form - Perennial Herb | Park Rank - Park scarce | Taxa Group - Vascular-plant | Taxa Subcategory - Monocot | Evidence Sensitivity - Operationally Sensitive | Wetland Status - Facultative Wetland | Bloom Time - June | Bloom Time - July | Bloom Time - August | Values at Risk - VAR |
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| | | | | Threatened/Endangered Status: | | State Species of Concern Status: | TN: S | Ozone-sensitive Status: | | NatureServe Global Rank: | G5 | NatureServe State Rank: | NC: S3; TN: S2 | Evidence: | 85 Observations, 3 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links |
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| | | Other Parks Where Species is Listed: | | Acadia National Park | Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Appalachian National Scenic Trail | Blue Ridge Parkway | Catoctin Mountain Park | Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area | Grand Portage National Monument | Indiana Dunes National Park | Isle Royale National Park | Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument | Minute Man National Historical Park | Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas | Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore | Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway | Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore | Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River | Voyageurs National Park | |
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| | | | | | Last Modified Date: | 9/15/2025 | |
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| | NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 12:02:53 PM |
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| NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly. This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems. |
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