Platanthera hyperborea

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]

Northern green orchid
Platanthera hyperborea in East Iceland
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 Lindl.
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

References

1. "Platanthera hyperborea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2. NRCS. "Platanthera hyperborea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 October 2015.
3. Sheviak, Charles J. (2002). "Platanthera hyperborea". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 26. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
4. Sheviak, Charles J. (1999). Lindleyana. 14 (4). 193–202, f. 1–5. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help).
5. "Northern green bog orchid ( Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak (formerly Platanthera hyperborea (Linnaeus) Lindley)" (PDF). Manitoba Native Orchids Compendium.

External links

• Flora of Iceland elements: Platanthera hyperborea, Northern Green Orchid
• Canadian Native Orchids, Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak
• Flickr, photo of Northern green orchid (Platanthera hyperborea) in Haukadalur, south Iceland.