Platanthera stricta

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Slender bog orchid
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
CITES Appendix II  [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. stricta
Binomial name
Platanthera stricta
Synonyms [2]
  • Habenaria borealis var. viridiflora Cham.
  • Orchis dolichorhiza Fisch. ex Lindl.
  • Platanthera gracilisLindl.
  • Platanthera dolichorrhiza(Fisch. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Platanthera dilatata var. gracilisLedeb.
  • Platanthera dilatata var. viridiflora(Cham.) Ledeb.
  • Habenaria gracilis(Ledeb.) S.Watson
  • Habenaria saccata Greene
  • Habenaria stricta(Lindl.) Rydb.
  • Platanthera gracilis(Ledeb.) Kraenzl.
  • Limnorchis stricta(Lindl.) Rydb.
  • Limnorchis gracilis(Lindl.) Rydb.
  • Limnorchis viridiflora(Cham.) Rydb.
  • Platanthera hyperborea var. dilatatoides Hultén
  • Habenaria neomexicana Tidestr.
  • Habenaria septentrionalisTidestr.
  • Platanthera stricta var. gracilis(Lindl.) Hultén
  • Platanthera hyperborea var. viridiflora(Cham.) Kitam.
  • Habenaria convallariifolia var. dilatatoides(Hultén) B.Boivin
  • Habenaria saccata var. gracilis(Lindl.) B.Boivin
  • Platanthera saccata(Greene) Hultén
  • Limnorchis saccata(Greene) Á.Löve & W.Simon
  • Platanthera hyperborea var. gracilis(Lindl.) Luer

Platanthera stricta is a species of orchid known by the common name slender bog orchid. It is native to western North America from Alaska and Yukon south to Utah and northern California. [3] [4]

Platanthera stricta grows in wet areas, such as shady forest meadows. It produces a slender, erect flowering stem up to about 80 centimetres (31 in) tall. The longest leaves near the base of the stem are up to 11 centimetres (4+1⁄3 in) long by 2.5 centimetres (1 in) wide. The inflorescence has widely spaced green flowers, sometimes tinged red or purple. The sepals and petals are around one-half centimetre (1⁄4 in) long and each flower has a club-shaped spur.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 NatureServe. "Platanthera stricta". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Platanthera stricta Lindl". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Flora of North America, v 26 p 560, Platanthera stricta
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
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