Platanthera dilatata

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Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex L.C.Beck, syn. Piperia dilatata (Pursh) Szlach. & Rutk., is native to Asia (Russia to Kamchatka) and to North America. It is found growing in swamps, marshes and wet meadows. The flowers are white and fragrant. This species frequently hybridizes with other species blooming at the same time. Height range: 15-100 cm. Photo 1 by Dave Menke, photographer of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo 2 by Walter Siegmund, from the Wikimedia Commons (see the source here) and is licensed under a BY-SA license.