Platanthera aquilonis

Taxonavigation

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

Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak, Lindleyana 14: 193 (1999).

Homotypic
- Limnorchis aquilonis (Sheviak) Rebrist. & Elven, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 434 (2008).
Heterotypic
- Platanthera hyperborea f. alba M.H.S.Light, Lindleyana 4: 158 (1989).
- Limnorchis aquilonis f. alba (M.H.S.Light) P.M.Br., S.L.Stewart & Gamarra, N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 78 (2009).

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Subarctic America
  - Alaska, Northwest Territories, Yukon.
- Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
- Eastern Canada
  - Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec.
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, Vermont.
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Utah.
- South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico.

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Platanthera aquilonis. Accessed: 2026 Mar 27.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Platanthera aquilonis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar 27. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. Platanthera aquilonis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar 27. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Platanthera aquilonis. Accessed: 27 Mar 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Platanthera aquilonis. Published online. Accessed: 27 Mar 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Platanthera aquilonis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Mar 2026. Reference page.

English: Northern green orchid