Platanthera hyperborea
Platanthera hyperborea, the northern green orchid,[2] is small orchid found only in Greenland, Iceland, and Akimiski Island in Canada.[1][3] Numerous authors cite the species as widespread in other parts of Canada and also in the United States; such populations are more correctly referred to as Platanthera aquilonis.[4][5]
Northern green orchid | |
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Platanthera hyperborea in East Iceland | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Genus: | Platanthera |
Species: | P. hyperborea |
Binomial name | |
Platanthera hyperborea | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- "Platanthera hyperborea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- "Platanthera hyperborea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- Sheviak, Charles J. (2002). "Platanthera hyperborea". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 26. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- Sheviak, Charles J. (1999). Lindleyana. 14 (4). 193–202, f. 1–5. Missing or empty
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(help). - "Northern green bog orchid ( Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak (formerly Platanthera hyperborea (Linnaeus) Lindley)" (PDF). Manitoba Native Orchids Compendium.
External links
- Flora of Iceland elements: Platanthera hyperborea, Northern Green Orchid
- Canadian Native Orchids, Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak
- Flickr, photo of Northern green orchid (Platanthera hyperborea) in Haukadalur, south Iceland.
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