PLANTS Profile for Platanthera sparsiflora var. sparsiflora (sparse-flowered bog orchid)

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PLANTS Profile

Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr. var. sparsiflora
sparse-flowered bog orchid

Symbol:

PLSPS

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr. var. sparsiflora

Habenaria sparsiflora

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr. var. sparsiflora

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Synonyms:
Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr. var. sparsiflora

	HASP5	Habenaria sparsiflora S. Watson
	LISP6	Limnorchis sparsiflora (S. Watson) Rydb.

Distribution:
Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr. var. sparsiflora


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA)

Related Taxa:
Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr. var. sparsiflora

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 45 species in Platanthera, 2 varieties in Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr.

Classification:
Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr. var. sparsiflora

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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 sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr. – sparse-flowered bog orchid
Variety	Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr. var. sparsiflora – sparse-flowered bog orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr. var. sparsiflora

This plant and the related entityitalicized 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.

Arizona:
sparsely-flowered bog orchid		Salvage restricted
Washington:
Platanthera sparsiflora
canyon bog-orchid		Sensitive

Wetland Indicator Status:
Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr. var. sparsiflora

Platanthera sparsiflora:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr. var. sparsiflora

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 196417.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 07:12 AM MDT