Platanthera huronensis

Platanthera huronensis
Flower of Platanthera huronensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Alliance: Orchis
Genus: Platanthera
Species: P. huronensis
Binomial name
Platanthera huronensis
Lindl.
Synonyms
  • Habenaria dilatata f. chlorantha (Hultén) B.Boivin
  • Habenaria dilatata var. media (Rydb.) Ames
  • Habenaria huronensis (Nutt.) Spreng.
  • Habenaria hyperborea var. huronensis (Nutt.) Farw.
  • Habenaria hyperborea var. media (Rydb.) Farw.
  • Habenaria media (Rydb.) G.G.Niles
  • Limnorchis huronensis (Nutt.) Rydb.
  • Limnorchis media Rydb.
  • Orchis huronensis Nutt.
  • Orchis hyperborea var. huronensis (Nutt.) Alph.Wood
  • Platanthera convallariifolia var. dilatatoides Hultén
  • Platanthera dilatata var. chlorantha Hultén
  • Platanthera hyperborea var. huronensis (Nutt.) Luer
  • Platanthera hyperborea var. major Lange
  • Platanthera media (Rydb.) Luer

Platanthera huronensis, the Huron green orchid,[1] is a species of orchid native to the United States and Canada. It has a discontinuous range, the eastern range including eastern Canada from eastern Manitoba to Labrador, plus New England and the Great Lakes states. The western range extends along the Rocky Mountains from New Mexico to Alberta, as well as the coastal ranges of Washington, British Columbia and southern Alaska (including the Aleutians).[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Platanthera huronensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 558, Platanthera huronensis
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
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