Platanthera obtusata

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 obtusata

Name

Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 284 (1835)

Synonymy

  • Basionym
    • Orchis obtusata Banks ex Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 588 (1813)
  • Homotypic
    • Habenaria obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Richardson in J.Franklin, Narr. Journey Polar Sea: 750 (1823)
    • Lysiella obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Rydb., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 104 (1900)
  • Heterotypic
    • Habenaria obtusata var. collectanea Fernald, Rhodora 28: 175 (1926)
    • Platanthera obtusata var. collectanea (Fernald) W.J.Schrenk, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 28: 69 (1977)
    • Platanthera obtusata f. collectanea (Fernald) P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 14 (1995)
    • Platanthera obtusata f. foliosa P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 13 (1995)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Subarctic America
      • Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 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, Washington, Wyoming.
    • North-Central U.S.A.
      • Minnesota, Wisconsin.
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, 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

  • Lindley, J. 1835. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 284.

Vernacular names

English: Bluntleaved orchid
suomi: Pikkulehdokki
norsk: Sibirnattfiol
svenska: Lappfela


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