PLANTS Profile for Platanthera flava var. herbiola (palegreen orchid)

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PLANTS Profile

Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. herbiola (R. Br.) Luer
palegreen orchid

Symbol:

PLFLH

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. herbiola (R. Br.) Luer

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Synonyms:
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. herbiola (R. Br.) Luer

	HAFLH	Habenaria flava (L.) R. Br. var. herbiola (R. Br.) Ames & Correll
	HAFLV	Habenaria flava (L.) R. Br. var. virescens sensu Fernald, non Orchis virescens Muhl. ex Willd.

Distribution:
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. herbiola (R. Br.) Luer


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USA (CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. herbiola (R. Br.) Luer

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 45 species in Platanthera, 2 varieties in Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl.

Classification:
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. herbiola (R. Br.) Luer

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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	Platanthera Rich. – fringed orchid
Species	Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. – palegreen orchid
Variety	Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. herbiola (R. Br.) Luer – palegreen orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. herbiola (R. Br.) Luer

This plant and the related entitiesitalicized and indented below are 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.

Arkansas:
Platanthera flava
southern rein-orchid		Threatened
Connecticut:
Platanthera flava
pale green orchid		Special Concern
Florida:
Platanthera flava
gypsy-spikes		Threatened
Illinois:
tubercled orchid		Endangered
Iowa:
Platanthera flava
pale green orchid		Endangered
Maine:
Platanthera flava
pale green orchis		Special Concern
Massachusetts:
pale green orchis		Threatened
Minnesota:
tubercled rein-orchid		Endangered
New Hampshire:
pale green orchis		Threatened
New York:
Platanthera flava
tubercled orchid		Exploitably Vulnerable
Rhode Island:
pale green orchid		Endangered
Tennessee:
tubercled rein-orchid		Threatened
Vermont:
Platanthera flava
tubercled orchis		Threatened
Wisconsin:
pale green orchid		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. herbiola (R. Br.) Luer

Platanthera flava:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. var. herbiola (R. Br.) Luer

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 196394.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 03:31 PM MDT