Among our showiest orchids are those in the genus Platanthera. There are (or were) 12 Ohio species, and most are big and spectacular. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

MassWildlife said the state-endangered crested fringed orchid (Platanthera cristata) has been found for the first time in 19 years in a "shrubby wetland thicket" in Bristol County. "Due to its ...

Under threat in its mountain-top retreat, the orchid urgently requires conservation recognition. A lavishly illustrated publication, titled "Systematic revision of Platanthera in the Azorean ...

Once somewhat common, but now so rare that this field in south Baldwin County may be the last stand for the species in all of Alabama, the white-fringed orchid (Platanthera blephariglottis var.

In wet areas that have fields of pink elephant heads, one often finds many bog orchids (Platanthera dilatata). These are white, and can be mistaken for white elephant heads, which do exist but are ...

The team looked more deeply into mosquitoes from the genus Aedes, and their attraction to Platanthera obtusata, commonly called the blunt-leaf orchid. The mosquitoes’ preference for the orchid ...

The blunt-leaf orchid, or Platanthera obtusata, grows in cool, high-latitude climates across the Northern Hemisphere. From field stations in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington state, ...

The blunt-leaf orchid, or Platanthera obtusata, grows in cool, high-latitude climates across the Northern Hemisphere. From field stations in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington ...

The species, Hochstetter's butterfly orchid (Platanthera azorica), had actually been collected some 170 years ago, but hadn't been further studied or recognized as a new species until scientists ...

The smell given off by the orchid species Platanthera obtusata isn’t strong enough that the human nose would think it needs a hit of deodorant, but researchers discovered that the scent sets off ...