PLANTS Profile for Platanthera aquilonis (northern green orchid)

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PLANTS Profile

Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak
northern green orchid

Symbol:

PLAQ2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

More Information:

Images:
Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak

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Synonyms:
Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak

	HAHY3	Habenaria hyperborea auct. non (L.) R. Br.
	PLHY9	Platanthera hyperborea auct. non (L.) Lindl.

Distribution:
Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 45 species in Platanthera

Classification:
Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak

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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 aquilonis Sheviak – northern green orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak

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.

New York:
northern green orchid		Exploitably Vulnerable

More Accounts and Images:
Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak

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

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.

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

Time Generated: 10/25/2008 09:01 PM MDT