Platanthera nivea

Taxonavigation

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

Platanthera nivea (Nutt.) Luer, Native Orchids Florida: 146 (1972)

Basionym
- Orchis nivea Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 188 (1818)
Homotypic
- Habenaria nivea (Nutt.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 689 (1826)
- Gymnadenia nivea (Nutt.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 280 (1835)
- Peristylus niveus (Nutt.) Kraenzl., Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 520 (1898).
- Gymnadeniopsis nivea (Nutt.) Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 293 (1901)
Heterotypic
- Gymnadenia conica Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 280 (1835)

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Northeastern U.S.A. New Jersey. South-Central U.S.A. Texas, Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland (doubtful), Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Platanthera nivea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 4. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Platanthera nivea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 4. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Platanthera nivea. Published online. Accessed: 4 September 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Platanthera nivea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 4.
Tropicos.org 2019. Platanthera nivea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 September 2019.

English: Snowy orchid

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