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Limnorchis
The genus Platanthera belongs to the subfamily Orchidoideae of the family Orchidaceae, and comprises about 150 species of orchids. The members of this genus, known as the butterfly orchids or fringed orchids, were previously included in the genus Orchis, which is a close relative (along with the genus Habenaria). They are distributed throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are terrestrial and have tubercules. The genomes of Platanthera zijinensis and Platanthera guangdongensis have been sequenced as model species to study partial and full mycoheterotrophy.
17 branches of this group, most-observed first
white bog orchid
speciesPlatanthera dilatata
Slender Bog Orchid
speciesPlatanthera stricta
green bog orchid
speciesPlatanthera huronensis
north wind bog orchid
speciesPlatanthera aquilonis
sparse-flowered bog orchid
speciesPlatanthera sparsiflora
Leafy Northern Green Orchid
speciesPlatanthera hyperborea
Purple-petal Bog Orchid
speciesPlatanthera purpurascens
Great Basin Bog Orchid
speciesPlatanthera tescamnis
Short flowered bog orchid
speciesPlatanthera brevifolia
Lily-leaved Rein Orchid
speciesPlatanthera convallariifolia
Thurber's bog orchid
speciesPlatanthera limosa
alcove bog orchid
speciesPlatanthera zothecina
Platanthera volcanica
speciesPlatanthera volcanica
Yosemite Bog Orchid
speciesPlatanthera yosemitensis
Platanthera × estesii
hybridPlatanthera × estesii
Platanthera × lassenii
hybridPlatanthera × lassenii
Platanthera × correllii
hybridPlatanthera × correllii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1469855.