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Platanthera huronensis
North American species of orchid From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Platanthera huronensis, the Huron green orchid,[2] is a species of orchid native to the United States and Canada. It has a discontinuous range, the eastern range including eastern Canada from eastern Manitoba to Labrador, plus New England and the Great Lakes states. The western range extends along the Rocky Mountains from New Mexico to Alberta, as well as the coastal ranges of Washington, British Columbia and southern Alaska (including the Aleutians).[3][4]
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Taxonomy
Platanthera huronensis was described and given its scientific name by John Lindley in 1835. It is classified in the family Orchidaceae together with the rest of the genus Platanthera. It has 16 heterotypic synonyms.[1]
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