| Platanthera orbiculata | |
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| Flowers of Platanthera orbiculata | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Platanthera |
| Species: | P. orbiculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Platanthera orbiculata (Pursh) Lindl.
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Platanthera orbiculata, the round leaved orchid [2] or lesser roundleaved orchid, [3] is a species of orchid native to forested areas of North America. It is widespread across most of Canada and parts of the United States ( Alaska, New England, Appalachian Mountains, Great Lakes Region, Rocky Mountains, Black Hills and northern Cascades). [1] [4]
Subspecies
There is two accepted subspecies, Platanthera orbiculata var. macrophylla and Platanthera orbiculata var. orbiculata. [5]
Habitat
Platanthera orbiculata is found in moist to mesic shaded locations in forests. Each plant has two large, nearly round leaves that lie close to the ground, plus a vertical flowering stalk bearing a spike of small, white flowers. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Sheviak, Charles J. (2002). "Platanthera orbiculata". 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.
- ^ "Platanthera orbiculata". Go Orchids. North American Orchid Conservation Center. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Platanthera orbiculata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Platanthera orbiculata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
- ^ "Platanthera orbiculata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
