Species: Platanthera chorisiana
Choriso Bog-orchid
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Orchidales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Platanthera
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Orchid Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Orchidales - Orchidaceae - Platanthera - A distinct species, recognized as such by Kartesz, 1994. Asiatic plant (var. elata) is taller, many-flowered, and grows in meadows and birch forests.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G4
Global Status Last Reviewed
2003-10-06
Global Status Last Changed
2003-10-06
Distribution
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Global Range
Alaska (Juneau, Prince William Sound, Cleveland Penninsula), Aleutian Islands (Adak, Atka, Atu, and Unalaska), British Columbia (Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands), and Washington. Japan and Kamchatka Peninsula (var. elatior). Also presumably in Russia.