PLANTS Profile for Amerorchis rotundifolia (roundleaf orchid)

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Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén
roundleaf orchid

Symbol:

AMRO

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Photo of Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén

©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén

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Synonyms:
Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén

	ORRO3	Orchis rotundifolia Banks ex Pursh
	ORROL	Orchis rotundifolia Banks ex Pursh var. lineata Mousley

Distribution:
Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, VT, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 1 species in Amerorchis

Classification:
Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Amerorchis Hultén – amerorchis
Species	Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén – roundleaf orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
small round-leaved orchis		Threatened
Michigan:
round-leaved orchis		Endangered
Wisconsin:
round-leaved orchis		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,OBL

OBL

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43487.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Amerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) Hultén

USDA FS Rocky Mountain Region-Species Conservation Assessments

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 05:38 PM MDT