Platanthera obtusata
| Blunt-leaved orchid Small northern bog orchid | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Platanthera |
| Species: | P. obtusata |
| Binomial name | |
| Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl. | |
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Platanthera obtusata, common name blunt-leaved orchid or small northern bog orchid, is a small species of orchid in the genus Platanthera. It widespread across much of the colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere, though rare in some parts of its range.[1][3][4] Two subspecies are recognized:
- Platanthera obtusata subsp. obtusata - Alaska (including the Aleutians), much of Canada (all 13 provinces and territories), south along the Rocky Mountains to northern New Mexico; the Great Lakes States, the Adirondacks and northern New England; St. Pierre & Miquelon.[5][6]
- Platanthera obtusata subsp. oligantha (Turcz.) Hultén - Norway, Sweden, Siberia and the Russian Far East
References
- 1 2 Flora of North America v 26 p 556, Platanthera obtusata
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Platanthera obtusata subsp. obtusata
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Platanthera obtusata
- ↑ Anderberg, Arne; Anderberg, Anna-Lena. "Platanthera obtusata". Den virtuella floran (in Swedish). Swedish Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program county distribution map
- ↑ US Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Platanthera obtusata. |
- Minnesota Wildflowers, Platanthera obtusata (Blunt-leaved Orchid)
- Go Orchids, North American Orchid Conservation Center
- Plants of Wisconsin, Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium, Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl.
- Ontario Wildflowers
- Dempster Country, Central Yukon Species Inventory Project (CYSIP), Platanthera obtusata Northern Bog Orchid
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