Maine Field Office Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid Fact Sheet
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This fact sheet provides information on the ecology, habitat, and occurrence of the Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid in Maine.

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Nicole Pauley
Endangered Species Biologist/NRCS Liaison
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East Orland,ME
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East Orland,ME
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Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid
This plant is 8 to 40 inches tall and has an upright leafy stem with a flower cluster called an inflorescence. The 3 to 8 inch lance-shaped leaves sheath the stem. Each plant has one single flower spike composed of 5 to 40 white flowers. Each flower has a three-part fringed lip less than 1 inch...
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