Platanthera aquilonis

Platanthera aquilonis

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 aquilonis

Name

Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak, Lindleyana 14: 193 (1999)

Synonymy

• 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)

Distribution

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. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sheviak, C.J. 1999. Lindleyana 14: 193.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Platanthera aquilonis. Accessed: 2022 Jul 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Platanthera aquilonis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 28. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Platanthera aquilonis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Platanthera aquilonis. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jul 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Platanthera aquilonis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jul 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Northern green orchid

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