Platanthera hyperborea, the northern green orchid,[2] is small orchid found only in Greenland, Iceland, and Akimiski Island in Canada.[1][3] Numerous authors cite the species as widespread in other parts of Canada and also in the United States; such populations are more correctly referred to as Platanthera aquilonis.[4][5]
Quick Facts Northern green orchid, Scientific classification ...
| Northern green orchid |
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| Platanthera hyperborea in East Iceland |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Order: |
Asparagales |
| Family: |
Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Orchidoideae |
| Genus: |
Platanthera |
| Species: |
P. hyperborea |
| Binomial name |
Platanthera hyperborea
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| Synonyms[1] |
- Orchis hyperborea L.
- Habenaria hyperborea (L.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton
- Gymnadenia hyperborea (L.) Link
- Limnorchis hyperborea (L.) Rydb.
- Orchis koenigii Gunnerus
- Orchis acuta Banks ex Pursh
- Habenaria borealis Cham.
- Platanthera koenigii (Gunnerus) Lindl.
- Platanthera borealis (Cham.) Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach
- Platanthera hyperborea var. minor Lange
- Limnorchis borealis (Cham.) Rydb.
- Limnorchis brachypetala Britton & Rydb.
- Habenaria dilatata var. borealis (Cham.) Muenscher
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