Platanthera huronensis

Platanthera huronensis

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Platanthera huronensis (Nutt.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 288 (1835) [Sep 1835].

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Orchis huronensis Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 189 (1818).
• Homotypic
  • Habenaria huronensis (Nutt.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 688 (1826).
  • Orchis hyperborea var. huronensis (Nutt.) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot., ed. 29: 533 (1853).
  • Limnorchis huronensis (Nutt.) Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 294 (1901).
  • Habenaria hyperborea var. huronensis (Nutt.) Farw., Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 1: 92 (1923).
  • Platanthera hyperborea var. huronensis (Nutt.) Luer, Native Orchids U.S. & Canada excluding Florida: 230 (1975).
  • Limnorchis huronensis (Nutt.) Rebrist. & Elven, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 434 (2008).
• Heterotypic
  • Platanthera hyperborea var. major Lange, Consp. Fl. Groenland.: 118 (1880).
  • Limnorchis media Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 294 (1901).
    • Habenaria media (Rydb.) G.G.Niles, Bog-Trott. Orch.: 252 (1904).
    • Habenaria dilatata var. media (Rydb.) Ames, Rhodora 10: 70 (1908).
    • Habenaria hyperborea var. media (Rydb.) Farw., Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 1: 92 (1923).
    • Platanthera media (Rydb.) Luer, Native Orchids U.S. & Canada excluding Florida: 229 (1975).
  • Platanthera convallariifolia var. dilatatoides Hultén, Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 39(2): 476 (1943).
  • Platanthera dilatata var. chlorantha Hultén, Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 39(2): 477 (1943).
    • Habenaria dilatata f. chlorantha (Hultén) B.Boivin, Naturaliste Canad. 94: 636 (1967).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

• Lindley, J. 1830–1840. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants. Ridgeway, Picadilly, London, 554 pp. BHL Reference page.  288.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Platanthera huronensis. Accessed: 2022 Jun 4.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Platanthera huronensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Platanthera huronensis. Accessed: 15 Sep 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Platanthera huronensis. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jun 2022. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Platanthera huronensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jun 2022. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Huron green orchid

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