Platanthera dilatata

Platanthera dilatata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Platanthera
Species: Platanthera dilatata
Varietates: (3)
P. d. var. albiflora – P. d. var. dilatata – P. d. var. leucostachys

Name

Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex L.C.Beck, Bot. North. Middle States: 347 (1833)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orchis dilatata Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 588 (1813)
• Homotypic
  • Habenaria dilatata (Pursh) Hook., Exot. Fl. 1: t. 95 (1823)
  • Platanthera hyperborea subsp. dilatata (Pursh) Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 13-14: 126 (1851)
  • Limnorchis dilatata (Pursh) Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 294 (1901)
  • Platanthera hyperborea var. dilatata (Pursh) Kraenzl., Orchid. Gen. Sp.: 642 (1901)
  • Piperia dilatata (Pursh) Szlach. & Rutk., Acta Bot. Fenn. 169: 380 (2000)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate Russian Far East Kamchatka. Northern America Subarctic America Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Greenland, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon. Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Eastern Canada Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec. Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont. Southwestern U.S.A. California, Nevada, Utah. South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Beck, L.C. 1833. Botany of the Northern and Middle States, or, A description of the plants found in the United States, north of Virginia, arranged according to the natural system, with a synopsis of the genera according to the Linnaean system— a sketch of the rudiments of botany, and a glossary of terms. 471 pp. Printed by Webster and Skinners, Albany. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Platanthera dilatata. Accessed: 2022 Jul 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Platanthera dilatata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 22. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Platanthera dilatata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Platanthera dilatata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Platanthera dilatata. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jul 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Platanthera dilatata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jul 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Tall white bog orchid

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