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

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PLANTS Profile

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

Symbol:

PLSP2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Plumas Co. 1994. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr.

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Distribution:
Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr.


View Native Status

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

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

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 45 species in Platanthera or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Platanthera sparsiflora var. ensifolia
sparse-flowered bog orchid

Platanthera sparsiflora var. sparsiflora
sparse-flowered bog orchid

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Platanthera sparsiflora (S. Watson) Schltr.

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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

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

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.

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

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

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 43438.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 01:05 PM MDT