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Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck
scentbottle

       
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Photo of Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck

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Distribution:
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck

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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NM, NV, NY, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 45 species in Platanthera or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. albiflora (Cham.) Ledeb.. .
Platanthera dilatata var. albiflora
scentbottle
Distribution of Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. dilatata. . Image Available.
Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata
scentbottle
Distribution of Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer. . Image Available.
Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys
Sierra bog orchid
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck

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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 dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck – scentbottle
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck

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.

Connecticut:
tall white bog orchid              Special Concern
Indiana:
leafy white orchis              Endangered
Massachusetts:
leafy white orchis              Threatened
New York:
bog-candle              Exploitably Vulnerable
Pennsylvania:
leafy white orchid              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck

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,FACW+ FACW NO FACW+ FACW NO NO FACW FACW FACW+ FACW FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck

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 43425.

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.

 
 
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