Platanthera huronensis, the Huron green orchid, is a species of orchid native to the United States and Canada. It has a discontinuous range, the eastern range including eastern Canada from eastern Manitoba to Labrador, plus New England and the Great Lakes states. The western range extends along the Rocky Mountains from New Mexico to Alberta, as well as the coastal ranges of Washington, British Columbia and southern Alaska (including the Aleutians).Flora of North America v 26 p 558, Platanthera huronensis Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
Taxonomy Platanthera huronensis was described and given its scientific name by John Lindley in 1835. It is classified in the family Orchidaceae together with the rest of the genus Platanthera. It has heterotypic synonyms.
Table of Synonyms Name Year Rank Habenaria dilatata f. chlorantha 1967 form Habenaria dilatata var. media 1908 variety Habenaria huronensis 1826 species Habenaria hyperborea var. huronensis 1923 variety Habenaria hyperborea var. media 1923 variety Habenaria media 1904 species Limnorchis huronensis 1901 species Limnorchis huronensis 2008 species Limnorchis media 1901 species Orchis huronensis 1818 species Orchis hyperborea var. huronensis 1853 variety Platanthera convallariifolia var. dilatatoides 1943 variety Platanthera dilatata var. chlorantha 1943 variety Platanthera hyperborea var. huronensis 1975 variety Platanthera hyperborea var. major 1880 variety Platanthera media 1975 species
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