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 aquilonis

Name

Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak, Lindleyana 14: 193 (1999)

Synonymy

  • Homotypic
    • Limnorchis aquilonis (Sheviak) Rebrist. & Elven, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 434 (2008)
  • Heterotypic
    • Platanthera hyperborea f. alba M.H.S.Light, Lindleyana 4: 158 (1989)
    • Limnorchis aquilonis f. alba (M.H.S.Light) P.M.Br., S.L.Stewart & Gamarra, N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 78 (2009)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Subarctic America
      • Alaska, 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, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, Vermont.
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • 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

Vernacular names

English: Northern green orchid

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