PLANTS Profile for Platanthera hyperborea (northern green orchid)

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Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl.
northern green orchid

Symbol:

PLHY2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

AK		N
GL		N

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Photo of Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl.

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Synonyms:
Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl.

LIHY	Limnorchis hyperborea (L.) Rydb.
PLHYH2	Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl. var. hyperborea	northern green orchid
PLHYM2	Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl. var. minor Lange

Distribution:
Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl.

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 45 species in Platanthera

Classification:
Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl.

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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 hyperborea (L.) Lindl. – northern green orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl.

This plant and synonym italicized 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:
Platanthera hyperborea var. hyperborea
northern green orchid		Salvage restricted
Indiana:
leafy northern green orchis		Threatened
Iowa:
northern bog orchid		Threatened
Ohio:
tall northern green orchid		Presumed Extirpated
Pennsylvania:
leafy northern green orchid		Endangered
Rhode Island:
northern green orchid		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,FACW+

FACW

FACW+

FACW

FACW+

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43427.

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).

Time Generated: 10/25/2008 12:23 AM MDT