Platanthera huronensis, the Huron green orchid,[1] 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).[2][3]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
| Platanthera huronensis |
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| Flower of Platanthera huronensis |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Order: |
Asparagales |
| Family: |
Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Orchidoideae |
| Genus: |
Platanthera |
| Species: |
P. huronensis |
| Binomial name |
Platanthera huronensis
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| Synonyms |
- Habenaria dilatata f. chlorantha (Hultén) B.Boivin
- Habenaria dilatata var. media (Rydb.) Ames
- Habenaria huronensis (Nutt.) Spreng.
- Habenaria hyperborea var. huronensis (Nutt.) Farw.
- Habenaria hyperborea var. media (Rydb.) Farw.
- Habenaria media (Rydb.) G.G.Niles
- Limnorchis huronensis (Nutt.) Rydb.
- Limnorchis media Rydb.
- Orchis huronensis Nutt.
- Orchis hyperborea var. huronensis (Nutt.) Alph.Wood
- Platanthera convallariifolia var. dilatatoides Hultén
- Platanthera dilatata var. chlorantha Hultén
- Platanthera hyperborea var. huronensis (Nutt.) Luer
- Platanthera hyperborea var. major Lange
- Platanthera media (Rydb.) Luer
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