Greater Butterfly-orchid - Platanthera chlorantha
Alternative names
Greater Butterfly Orchid
Description
White flowers slightly tinged with green and faintly smelling of vanilla.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Woods, scrub meadows and damp heaths.
When to see it
June and July.
Life History
Tuberous rooted perennial.
UK Status
Widespread but never common in Britain.
VC55 Status
Rare in Leicestershire & Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 9 of the 617 tetrads.
It is on the local VC55 Rare Plant Register (Jeeves 2011)
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