Platanthera obtusata

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Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Genus Platanthera Higher classification Platanthera		Order Asparagales Subfamily Orchidoideae Scientific name Platanthera obtusata Rank Species

Similar Orchids, Platanthera, Platanthera orbiculata, Platanthera huronensis, Platanthera hyperborea

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 Native Orchids of the Pacific Northwest and the Canadian Rockies

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

Platanthera obtusata Platanthera obtusata Blunt Leaved Bog Orchid One Leaved Rein

Platanthera obtusata Platanthera obtusata Bluntleaved Orchid Minnesota Wildflowers

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