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]
Northern green orchid | |
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Platanthera hyperborea in East Iceland | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Genus: | Platanthera |
Species: | P. hyperborea |
Binomial name | |
Platanthera hyperborea Lindl. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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(help).Taxon identifiers | |
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Platanthera hyperborea |
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Orchis hyperborea |
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