Species Profile
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Eastern Prairie Fringed orchid (Platanthera leucophaea)

Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3)
Date Listed: Sep 28, 1989

  • States/US Territories in which the Eastern Prairie Fringed orchid is known to occur:  Arkansas , Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Maine , Michigan , Ohio , Oklahoma , Virginia , Wisconsin
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Eastern Prairie Fringed orchid is known to occur:  CEDAR POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , LEOPOLD WETLAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICT , OTTAWA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
  • Countries in which the the Eastern Prairie Fringed orchid is known to occur:  Canada

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title
07/27/2007 72 FR 41348 41350 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Three Wildlife Species and Two Plant Species in the Midwest Region
09/28/1989 54 FR 39857 39863 ETWP; Determination of Threatened Status for Eastern and Western Prairie Fringed Orchids; 54 FR 39857 39863
10/11/1988 53 FR 39621 39626 Proposal to Determine Platanthera leucophaea (Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid) & Plantanthera praeclara (Western Prairie Fringed Orchid) to be Thr. Species; 53 FR 39621-39626

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
09/29/1999 Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
07/27/2007 72 FR 41348 41350 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Three Wildlife Species and Two Plant Species in the Midwest Region
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation

    • » Critical Habitat

    No critical habitat rules have been published for the Eastern Prairie Fringed orchid.

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for Eastern Prairie Fringed orchid

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the Eastern Prairie Fringed orchid.

    » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: November 22, 2009