Platanthera orbiculata
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| Platanthera orbiculata | |
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| Flowers of Platanthera orbiculata | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Platanthera |
| Species: | P. orbiculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Platanthera orbiculata (Pursh) Lindl. | |
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Platanthera orbiculata is a species of orchid native to forested areas of Canada and the northern United States. It is known from every province and territory in Canada except Nunavut, every US state bordering on Canada except North Dakota, plus Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and the states of the Appalachian Mountains as far south as North Carolina. It is generally absent from the southern United States and from the Great Plains.[1]
Platanthera orbiculata is found in moist to mesic shaded locations in forests. Each plant has two large, suborbicular leaves that lie close to the ground, plus a vertical flowering stalk bearing a spike of small, white flowers.[1]
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