Platanthera hyperborea
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| Species: | P. hyperborea
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Platanthera hyperborea, the Northern green orchid,[2] is small orchid found only in Greenland, Iceland, and Akimiski Island in Canada.[1][3] Numerous authors cite the species as widespread in other parts of Canada and also in the United States; such populations are more correctly referred to as Platanthera aquilonis.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ NRCS. "Platanthera hyperborea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 559, Platanthera hyperborea
- ^ Sheviak, Charles J. 1999. Lindleyana 14(4): 193–202, f. 1–5.
- ^ Manitoba Native Orchids Compendium, Northern green bog orchid ( Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak (formerly Platanthera hyperborea (Linnaeus) Lindley)
External links
- Flora of Iceland elements: Platanthera hyperborea, Northern Green Orchid
- Canadian Native Orchids, Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak
- Flickr, photo of Northern green orchid (Platanthera hyperborea) in Haukadalur, south Iceland.
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