Platanthera huronensis

Platanthera huronensis
Flower of Platanthera huronensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Platanthera
Species:	P. huronensis
Binomial name
Platanthera huronensis Lindl.
Synonyms [1]
List Habenaria huronensis Habenaria media Limnorchis huronensis Limnorchis huronensis Limnorchis media Orchis huronensis Platanthera media

Platanthera huronensis, the Huron green orchid, ^[2] is a species of orchid native to the United States and Canada. It has a discontinuous range, the eastern range including eastern Canada from eastern Manitoba to Labrador, plus New England and the Great Lakes states. The western range extends along the Rocky Mountains from New Mexico to Alberta, as well as the coastal ranges of Washington, British Columbia and southern Alaska (including the Aleutians). ^{[3] [4]}

Taxonomy

Platanthera huronensis was described and given its scientific name by John Lindley in 1835. It is classified in the family Orchidaceae together with the rest of the genus Platanthera . It has 16 heterotypic synonyms. ^[1]

Table of Synonyms

Name	Year	Rank
Habenaria dilatata f. chlorantha(Hultén) B.Boivin	1967	form
Habenaria dilatata var. media(Rydb.) Ames	1908	variety
Habenaria huronensis(Nutt.) Spreng.	1826	species
Habenaria hyperborea var. huronensis(Nutt.) Farw.	1923	variety
Habenaria hyperborea var. media(Rydb.) Farw.	1923	variety
Habenaria media(Rydb.) G.G.Niles	1904	species
Limnorchis huronensis(Nutt.) Rydb.	1901	species
Limnorchis huronensis(Nutt.) Rebrist. & Elven	2008	species
Limnorchis mediaRydb.	1901	species
Orchis huronensisNutt.	1818	species
Orchis hyperborea var. huronensis(Nutt.) Alph.Wood	1853	variety
Platanthera convallariifolia var. dilatatoidesHultén	1943	variety
Platanthera dilatata var. chloranthaHultén	1943	variety
Platanthera hyperborea var. huronensis(Nutt.) Luer	1975	variety
Platanthera hyperborea var. majorLange	1880	variety
Platanthera media(Rydb.) Luer	1975	species

References

1. "Platanthera huronensis Lindl". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 November 2025.
2. NRCS. "Platanthera huronensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 October 2015.
3. Flora of North America v 26 p 558, Platanthera huronensis
4. Biota of North America Program, county distribution map

External links

• Media related to Platanthera huronensis at Wikimedia Commons