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Platanthera zothecina

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Species of orchid

Platanthera zothecina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Platanthera
Species: P. zothecina
Binomial name
Platanthera zothecina
(L.C.Higgins & S.L.Welsh) Kartesz & Gandhi
Synonyms
  • Habenaria zothecina L.C.Higgins & S.L.Welsh
  • Limnorchis zothecina (L.C.Higgins & S.L.Welsh) W.A.Weber

Platanthera zothecina (synonym Habenaria zothecina, common name - alcove bog orchid) is a perennial plant in the orchid family (Orchidaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States and is found in the states of Utah, Arizona and Colorado.

Habitat and range

It can be found in moist sites in seeps and hanging gardens.

Description

Platanthera zothecina

Growth pattern

It grows from 7 to 24 inches (18 to 61 cm) tall. Its overall green color makes it inconspicuous among other greenery in its habitats.

Leaves and stems

Leaves are long and narrowly linear to elliptic.

Inflorescence and fruit

It blooms from May to August.

Green or yellowish-green flowers are on stalk of 5-20, with upper sepals closely contacting the petals to form a hood over the style. The lateral (side) sepals are curved. Petals are triangular and lance-like. The lip is yellowish and linear.

References

  1. ^ Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). "Platanthera zothecina". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. Hudson, Laura (2001). "A Preliminary Population Study of Alcove Bog Orchid (Platanthera zothecina) at Navajo National Monument, Arizona". In: Maschinski, Joyce; Holter, Louella, Tech. Eds. Southwestern Rare and Endangered Plants: Proceedings of the Third Conference; 2000 September 25-28; Flagstaff, AZ. Proceedings RMRS-P-23. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. P. 99-104. 23: 99–104.
Taxon identifiers
Platanthera zothecina
Habenaria zothecina


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