Platanthera obtusata

Blunt-leaved orchid Small northern bog orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Platanthera
Species:	P. obtusata
Binomial name
Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl.
Synonyms
Orchis obtusata Banks ex Pursh Habenaria obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Richardson Lysiella obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Rydb. Habenaria obtusata var. collectanea Fernald Platanthera obtusata var. collectanea (Fernald) W.J.Schrenk Platanthera obtusata f. collectanea (Fernald) P.M.Br. Platanthera obtusata f. foliosa P.M.Br.

Platanthera obtusata, common name blunt-leaved orchid or small northern bog orchid, is a small species of orchid in the genus Platanthera. It widespread across much of the colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere, though rare in some parts of its range. Two subspecies are recognized:

• Platanthera obtusata subsp. obtusata - Alaska (including the Aleutians), much of Canada (all 13 provinces and territories), south along the Rocky Mountains to northern New Mexico; the Great Lakes States, the Adirondacks and northern New England; St. Pierre & Miquelon.
• Platanthera obtusata subsp. oligantha (Turcz.) Hultén - Norway, Sweden, Siberia and the Russian Far East

External links

• Minnesota Wildflowers, Platanthera obtusata (Blunt-leaved Orchid)
• Go Orchids, North American Orchid Conservation Center
• Plants of Wisconsin, Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium, Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl.
• Ontario Wildflowers
• Dempster Country, Central Yukon Species Inventory Project (CYSIP), Platanthera obtusata Northern Bog Orchid