Platanthera mandarinorum is
a perennial, terrestrial orchid found in a sunny grassland measuring
20-50cm in height, with broad linear leaves on the lower portion of
its stem. The flowers come in light yellow-green in a spike. The
spur grows horizontally backward, being significantly longer,
25-3.5mm, compared with its taxonomical varieties, P. mandarinorum
var. brachycentron, 7-12mm, P. mandarinorum var. neglecta, 11-18mm.
Bloom time: Late May-Early June. |