Platanthera obtusata

Platanthera obtusata, common name blunt-leaved orchid or small northern bog orchid, is a small species of orchid in the genus Platanthera. It widespread across much of the colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere, though rare in some parts of its range.^[1][3][4] Two subspecies are recognized:

• Platanthera obtusata subsp. obtusata - Alaska (including the Aleutians), much of Canada (all 13 provinces and territories), south along the Rocky Mountains to northern New Mexico; the Great Lakes States, the Adirondacks and northern New England; St. Pierre & Miquelon.^[5][6]
• Platanthera obtusata subsp. oligantha (Turcz.) Hultén - Norway, Sweden, Finland,^[7] Siberia and the Russian Far East

Platanthera obtusata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Platanthera
Species:	P. obtusata
Binomial name
Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl.
Synonyms[1][2]
Orchis obtusata Banks ex Pursh Habenaria obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Richardson Lysiella obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Rydb. Habenaria obtusata var. collectanea Fernald Platanthera obtusata var. collectanea (Fernald) W.J.Schrenk Platanthera obtusata f. collectanea (Fernald) P.M.Br. Platanthera obtusata f. foliosa P.M.Br.

It is pollinated by several species of mosquito^[8][9] as well as by other insects.^[10]