Platanthera tescamnis
| Platanthera tescamnis | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Platanthera |
| Species: | P. tescamnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Platanthera tescamnis Sheviak & W.F.Jenn. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Limnorchis tescamnis (Sheviak & W.F.Jenn.) P.M.Br., S.L.Stewart & Gamarra | |
Platanthera tescamnis is a species of orchid described in 2006.[2] The plant is well-known but had been misidentified.[3] It is native to the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau of the western United States (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California), where it grows in warmer, drier habitat than most related orchids.[1]
Platanthera tescamnis produces a slender, erect flowering stem which may exceed one meter (3.3 feet) tall. There are several leaves around the base of the stem, lance-shaped to oval and measuring up to 29 centimeters long by 5 wide. The inflorescence is a dense spike of many small yellow-green flowers.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sheviak, C. J. and W. F. Jennings. (2006). A new Platanthera (Orchidaceae) from the Intermountain West. Rhodora 108:933 19-31.
- ↑ NYS Museum Scientist Reports Discovery of New Orchid Species. New York State Museum Press Release April 19, 2006.
External links
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Media related to Platanthera tescamnis at Wikimedia Commons -
Data related to Platanthera tescamnis at Wikispecies - P. tescamnis page (with live specimen photos) from Calflora
- Jepson Manual Treatment