Holmboe's Platanthera

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Platanthera holmboei

Holmboe's Platanthera, a reference photo
Photo: Gideon Pisanty (Gidip) גדעון פיזנטי · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Platanthera holmboei is a species of orchid native to the eastern Mediterranean (northern Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, the Greek Islands, and Cyprus).

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Holmboe's Platanthera being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Species
Platanthera holmboei

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