About Platanthera nivea (Nutt.) Luer
Platanthera nivea, commonly known as bog-spike or snowy orchid, is an orchid species native to the Southeastern United States. Its range is almost entirely restricted to the southeastern Coastal Plain, with a few notable inland populations, including one in Coffee County, Tennessee. Within this range, it grows in wet savannas and bogs. This species has a highly irregular flowering pattern, where entire populations do not produce flowers for multiple years at a time. Populations of this orchid declined considerably throughout the 20th century as a result of habitat destruction.
