Platanthera obtusata

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Platanthera obtusata
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Platanthera
Species:
P. obtusata
Binomial name
Platanthera obtusata
Synonyms [2]
  • Habenaria obtusata
  • Lysiella obtusata
  • Orchis obtusata

Platanthera obtusata, common name blunt-leaved orchid or small northern bog orchid, is a small species of orchid in the genus Platanthera . It widespread across much of the colder regions of the North America, though rare in some parts of its range. [3]

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It is pollinated by several species of mosquito [4] [5] as well as by other insects. [6]

Taxonomy

Platanthera obtusata was given its first scientific name, Orchis obtusata, by Frederick Traugott Pursh in 1813 who credited Joseph Banks for the name. The botanist John Lindley moved it to the genus Platanthera in 1835, creating its accepted name. Together with its genus it is part of the family Orchidaceae. [2] It has no accepted subspecies, though the species Platanthera oligantha from Eurasia is included as one by some sources. [7] It has seven synonyms. [2]

Table of Synonyms
NameYearRankNotes
Habenaria obtusata(Banks ex Pursh) Richardson1823species≡ hom.
Habenaria obtusata var. collectaneaFernald1926variety= het.
Lysiella obtusata(Banks ex Pursh) Rydb.1900species≡ hom.
Orchis obtusataBanks ex Pursh1813species≡ hom.
Platanthera obtusata var. collectanea(Fernald) W.J.Schrenk1977variety= het.
Platanthera obtusata f. collectanea(Fernald) P.M.Br.1995form= het.
Platanthera obtusata f. foliosaP.M.Br.1995form= het.
Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym  ; = heterotypic synonym

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (3 October 2025). "Platanthera obtusata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Sheviak, Charles J. (2002). "Platanthera obtusata". 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. ↑ J. Richard Gorham (Jan 1976). "Orchid Pollination by Aedes Mosquitoes in Alaska". The American Midland Naturalist. 95 (1): 208–210. doi:10.2307/2424249. JSTOR   2424249.
  5. ↑ Peach, Daniel A. H.; Gries, Gerhard (2019). "Mosquito phytophagy – sources exploited, ecological function, and evolutionary transition to haematophagy". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 168 (2): 120–136. doi: 10.1111/eea.12852 . ISSN   1570-7458.
  6. ↑ "Year of Pollination: Mosquitoes as Pollinators". Awkward botany. Jul 8, 2015. Archived from the original on Jul 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ Hassler, Michael (12 October 2025). "Platanthera oligantha in the Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.10". World Plants. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
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