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
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

References

  1. Sheviak, Charles J. (2002). "Platanthera obtusata". 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.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Platanthera obtusata subsp. obtusata
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Platanthera obtusata
  4. Anderberg, Arne; Anderberg, Anna-Lena. "Platanthera obtusata". Den virtuella floran (in Swedish). Swedish Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  5. "Platanthera obtusata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  6. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Platanthera obtusata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.
  7. Mäkelä, Annina (December 2009). "Pikkulehdokki, Suomelle uusi kämmekkälaji: The first record of Platanthera obtusata ssp. oligantha from Finland". Lutukka. 2009 25 (4): 122–124.
  8. J. Richard Gorham (Jan 1976). "Orchid Pollination by Aedes Mosquitoes in Alaska". The American Midland Naturalist. 95 (1): 208–210. doi:10.2307/2424249. JSTOR 2424249.
  9. Peach, Daniel A. H.; Gries, Gerhard (2019). "Mosquito phytophagy – sources exploited, ecological function, and evolutionary transition to haematophagy". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 168 (2): 120–136. doi:10.1111/eea.12852. ISSN 1570-7458.
  10. "Year of Pollination: Mosquitoes as Pollinators". Awkward botany. Jul 8, 2015. Archived from the original on Jul 8, 2015.


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