Species: Platanthera hyperborea
Leafy Northern Green Orchid
Species
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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 - "
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A slender to stout herb with up to 5 or 6 leaves and a dense, terminal spike of many green to yellowish green flowers.
Reproduction Comments
Many members of the Dilatata- Hyperborea complex are probably self pollinating. In the far north mosquitoes which feed on arctic plants may play a role in pollination.
Ecology Comments
Populations in sandy soils can be destroyed by persisting high waters. Almost always associated with skunk cabbage and marsh marigold. ( Symplocarpus foetidus and Caltha palustris).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1984-06-25
Global Status Last Changed
1984-06-25
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Greenland, Japan, Korea, Iceland. Canada- AB, KW, LB, MB, MK, NB, NI, NS, ON, PE, QU, SK, YT. United States- AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY.