Pecteilis radiata

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| name = White egret flower

| image = Pecteilis radiata '蘭月 - Rangetsu' (Thunb.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2 38 (1837) (48693332888).jpg

| genus = Pecteilis

| species = radiata

| authority = (Thunb.) Raf.

| synonyms = *Orchis radiata Thunb. (basionym)

• Platanthera radiata (Thunb.) Lindl.
• Pecteilis radiata (Thunb.) Raf.
• Hemihabenaria radiata (Thunb.) Finet
• Plantaginorchis radiata (Thunb.) Szlach.
• Orchis susannae Thunb.
• Habenaria dianthoides Nevski
• Habenaria radiata (Thunb.) Spreng.
• Habenaria radiata var. dianthoides (Nevski) Vyschin
• Pecteilis dianthoides (Nevski) Garay & G.A. Romero
• Plantaginorchis dianthoides (Nevski) Szlach.

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Pecteilis radiata (syn. Habenaria radiata) is a species of orchid found in China, Japan, Korea and Russia.{{cite book |title=The New Encyclopedia of Orchids:1500 Species in cultivation |last1= La Croix|first1= I. F.|last2 = Aubron|first2 = Manuel |year= 2008 |publisher= Timber Press|isbn= 978-0-88192-876-1|page= 222|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=to4rytwGiiwC&dq=Habenaria+radiata&pg=PA222 |access-date=June 21, 2009}} It is commonly known as the white egret flower, fringed orchid or sagisō ({{lang|ja|鷺草}}). Pecteilis radiata grows with small tubers, from which grasslike leaves emerge. Flower spikes, which can be up to 50 cm tall, produce 2-3 white flowers that bloom in late summer.{{cite web | url=https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/white-egret-orchid/ | title=White Egret Orchid |work=www.ourbreathingplanet.com | date=20 August 2017 |access-date=16 September 2023}} It is not to be confused with the white fringed orchid Platanthera praeclara, which is a North American species. Pecteilis radiata is the official flower of Setagaya ward, Tokyo.