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Platanthera hyperborea

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Northern green orchid
Platanthera hyperborea in East Iceland
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Orchis hyperborea L.
  • Habenaria hyperborea (L.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton
  • Gymnadenia hyperborea (L.) Link
  • Limnorchis hyperborea (L.) Rydb.
  • Orchis koenigii Gunnerus
  • Orchis acuta Banks ex Pursh
  • Habenaria borealis Cham.
  • Platanthera koenigii (Gunnerus) Lindl.
  • Platanthera borealis (Cham.) Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach
  • Platanthera hyperborea var. minor Lange
  • Limnorchis borealis (Cham.) Rydb.
  • Limnorchis brachypetala Britton & Rydb.
  • Habenaria dilatata var. borealis (Cham.) Muenscher

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Platanthera hyperborea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Platanthera hyperborea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. ^ Sheviak, Charles J. (2002). "Platanthera hyperborea". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 26. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  4. ^ Sheviak, Charles J. (1999). Lindleyana. 14 (4). 193–202, f. 1–5. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help).
  5. ^ "Northern green bog orchid ( Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak (formerly Platanthera hyperborea (Linnaeus) Lindley)" (PDF). Manitoba Native Orchids Compendium.
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