Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri Department of Conservation
WESTERN PRAIRIE FRINGED ORCHID

Summary information for WESTERN PRAIRIE FRINGED ORCHID

Common Name
WESTERN PRAIRIE FRINGED ORCHID
Scientific Name
PLATANTHERA PRAECLARA
Status
FEDERAL THREATENED, STATE ENDANGERED, STATE RANK S1, GLOBAL RANK G2
Primary Habitat
"Grassland - native prairie"
Preferred Habitat
"Occurs in mesic portions of upland prairies and bottomland prairies, often on calcareous or loess-derived soils."
Distribution
"Occurs in northwest Missouri *02*."
County List
ATCHISON, HARRISON, HOLT
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