Platanthera clavellata

Platanthera clavellata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Platanthera
Species: Platanthera clavellata

Name

Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer, Native Orchids Florida: 148 (1972)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orchis clavellata Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 155 (1803)
• Homotypic
  • Habenaria clavellata (Michx.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 689 (1826)
  • Peristylus clavellatus (Michx.) Kraenzl., Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 521 (1898)
  • Gymnadeniopsis clavellata (Michx.) Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 293 (1901)
  • Denslovia clavellata (Michx.) Rydb., Brittonia 1: 85 (1931)
• Heterotypic
  • Orchis tridentata Muhl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 41 (1805), nom. illeg.
  • Orchis clavellata var. tridentata Muhl., Cat. Pl. Amer. Sept.: 80 (1813)
  • Habenaria tridentata (Muhl.) Hook., Exot. Fl. 1: t. 81 (1823)
  • Habenaria maritima Raf., Herb. Raf.: 74 (1833)
  • Gymnadenia tridentata (Muhl.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 277 (1835)
  • Gymnadenia tridentata var. clavellata Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 683 (1861)
  • Habenaria clavellata var. ophioglossoides Fernald, Rhodora 48: 161 (1946)
  • Habenaria clavellata var. wrightii L.S.Olive, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 78: 291 (1951)
  • Gymnadeniopsis clavellata var. ophioglossoides (Fernald) W.J.Schrenk, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 28: 69 (1977)
  • Platanthera clavellata var. ophioglossoides (Fernald) P.M.Br., Wild Fl. Notes 3: 21 (1988)
  • Platanthera clavellata f. slaughteri P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 200 (1995)
  • Gymnadeniopsis clavellata f. wrightii (L.S.Olive) P.M.Br., Wild Orchids Canad. Marit. & N. Gr. Lakes: 284 (2006)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Masachusettes, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Isle, Vermont, West Virginia. South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Luer, C.A. 1972. The Native Orchids of Florida 148.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Platanthera clavellata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 2. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Platanthera clavellata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Platanthera clavellata. Published online. Accessed: 2 September 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Platanthera clavellata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 2.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Platanthera clavellata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 September 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Small green wood orchid

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