US 2020 Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid 55c. Scott. 5450


US 2020 Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid 55c. Scott. 5450


Series: Wild Orchids (2020)

Stamp details: Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid (Platanthera leucophaea)

Issued date: 21-02-2020 (dd/mm/yyyy)

Face value: 55c.
(FOREVER º - No Face Value)

Emission: Definitive

Format: PSA Double-sided booklet of 20

First Day City: Coral Gables, Florida

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 5450
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 6059
Michel (Germany): 5678BEur
Yvert et Tellier (France): 5293
Unificato (Italy): 5837

Dimensions (height x width):
30.25mm x 23.1mm

Designers: Ethel Kessler (designer) ; Jim Fowler (photographer)

Printer: Banknote Corporation of America

Printing Method: Offset

Stamp Colors: Multicolored

Perforation: Serpentine Die Cut 11 x 10¾

Gum type: Self-Adhesive

Themes: Flowers, Orchids, Plants

Total print: 50,000,000 (estimate)

Note: Face value US$0.55 on day of issue.

Description:- Platanthera leucophaea, commonly known as the prairie white fringed orchid or eastern prairie fringed orchid, is a rare species of orchid native to North America. It is listed as a threatened species in the United States on September 28, 1989. The IUCN does not currently recognize it as being at risk. Platanthera leucophaea is found in moist to wet tallgrass prairie, sedge meadows, fens, and old fields. For optimum growth, little or no woody encroachment should be near the habitat. Historically, the eastern prairie fringed orchid is found primarily in the Great Lakes Region with isolated populations in Maine, Virginia, Iowa, and Missouri. A historic record exists for Choctaw County, Oklahoma. The plant has not been observed in Oklahoma in the past 150 years. The major factor in the decline of the eastern prairie fringed orchid has been a loss of habitat due to grazing, fire suppression, and agricultural conversion.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platanthera_leucophaea