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The genus ''Platanthera'' belongs to the subfamily Orchidoideae of the family Orchidaceae, and comprises about 150 species of orchids. The members of this genus, known as the butterfly orchids or fringed orchids, were previously included in the genus '' Orchis'', which is a close relative (along with the genus '' Habenaria''). They are distributed throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are terrestrial and have tubercules. Etymology Louis Claude Richard chose the name ''Platanthera'' for this genus; it comes from the Greek and means "broad or wide anther," referring to the separation of the base of the pollinia in the type species of the genus. Richard felt that this characteristic distinguished the genus ''Platanthera'' from both the genus '' Orchis'' and the genus '' Habenaria''. However, today the defining characteristics of the genus are generally accepted to be the absence of both stigmatic processes (typical in ''Habenaria'') and ovoid ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanthera Psycodes
''Platanthera psycodes'', commonly called lesser purple fringed orchid or small purple-fringed orchid, is a species of orchid, genus ''Platanthera'', occurring from eastern Canada (from Manitoba to Newfoundland) to the east-central and northeastern United States (Great Lakes Region, Appalachian Mountains, and New England). It is imperiled in Illinois, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Kentucky. The specific epithet In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ... ''psycodes'' is a misspelling of ''psychodes'', which means "butterfly-like", probably alluding to the shape of the flowers. Like many other orchids it is a plant of wet habitats: sedge meadows, flatwoods, sphagnum bogs, cedar or alder swamps, on stream edges or the moist edges of coniferous forests. It is occasionally f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanthera Bifolia
''Platanthera bifolia'', commonly known as the lesser butterfly-orchid, is a species of orchid in the genus ''Platanthera'', having certain relations with the genus ''Orchis'', where it was previously included and also with the genus ''Habenaria''. It is a Palaearctic species occurring from Ireland in the west, across Europe and Asia to Korea and Japan. It is also found in North Africa. The name ''Platanthera'' is derived from Greek, meaning "broad anthers", while the species name, ''bifolia'', means "two leaves". Identification Lesser butterfly-orchids are not to be confused with the greater butterfly-orchid, which are about the same size. Lesser butterfly-orchids are distinguished by their two shining green basal leaves, especially of the hill form, which are shorter and broader and by the angle of the pollinia. The upper sepal and petals form a loose triangular hood above the pollinia, which lie parallel and close together, obscuring the opening into the spur, which is lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labellum (botany)
In botany, the labellum (or lip) is the part of the flower of an orchid or '' Canna'', or other less-known genera, that serves to attract insects, which pollinate the flower, and acts as a landing platform for them. ''Labellum'' (plural: ''labella'') is the Latin diminutive of ''labrum'', meaning lip. The labellum is a modified petal and can be distinguished from the other petals and from the sepals by its large size and its often irregular shape. It is not unusual for the other two petals of an orchid flower to look like the sepals, so that the labellum stands out as distinct. Bailey, L. H. ''Gentes Herbarum: Canna x orchiodes''. (Ithaca), 1 (3): 120 (1923); Khoshoo, T. N. & Guha, I. ''Origin and Evolution of Cultivated Cannas.'' Vikas Publishing House. In orchids, the labellum is the modified median petal that sits opposite from the fertile anther and usually highly modified from the other perianth segments. It is often united with the column and can be hinged or movable, fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanthera Dilatata
''Platanthera dilatata'', known as tall white bog orchid, bog candle, or boreal bog orchid is a species of orchid, a flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to North America. It was first formally described in 1813 by Frederick Traugott Pursh as ''Orchis dilatata''. It is sometimes called fragrant white bog orchid or scentbottle, for the smell of its flowers, described as intensely spicy or clove-like. In the Midwest and northeastern United States and Canada, it grows in cold, calcareous fens, cedar and tamarack swamps, meadows, and marshes, typically in sunny spots. Description Bog candle is an erect, perennial flower growing up to tall. The showy, white flowers are clustered on long spikes. The petals are ovate to linear-lance shaped with smooth edges, not divided or fringed like some other ''Platanthera'' species. The lateral sepals spread or reflex. The leaves are linear to lanceolate or oblanceolate, and reduce in size toward the top of the plant. The leave siz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanthera Cristata
''Platanthera cristata'', commonly known as the crested yellow orchid or the crested orange bog orchid, is a species of orchid, a flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to North America. It was first formally described in 1835 by English botanist, John Lindley. It produces 2–4 stem leaves and bears a dense inflorescence of multiple showy, bright orange flowers. The labellum is often highly fringed, and a spur protrudes from the back of the flower with a triangular or key-hole shaped opening. It can be found growing in moist meadows, marshes, and prairies, as well as in sphagnum ''Sphagnum'' is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, peat moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term is also sometimes used for peat). Accumulations of ''Sphagnum'' can store wa ... bogs and wooded flats across the southeastern United States from Texas to Florida and up the east coast to New Hampshire. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanthera Cooperi
''Platanthera cooperi'' is an uncommon species of orchid known by the common names Cooper's rein orchid and chaparral rein orchid. Distribution The orchid is endemic to chaparral, coastal sage scrub, and oak woodland habitats. It is native to southern California and the border area in Baja California. It is found in the Santa Monica Mountains, Simi Hills, and San Gabriel Mountains of the Transverse Ranges; Santa Catalina Island and San Clemente Island of the Channel Islands, and the Santa Ana Mountains and Cuyamaca Mountains of the Peninsular Ranges. Description ''Platanthera cooperi'' grows erect to about in maximum height from a bulbous caudex. The basal leaves are up to 20 centimeters long by 3 cm wide. Leaves higher on the stem are much reduced. The upper part of the stem is a spikelike inflorescence of many small green flowers, which are honey-scented in the evenings. Its bloom period is from March to June. Conservation This orchid is a listed vulnerable species o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanthera Colemanii
''Platanthera colemanii'' is a rare species of orchid known by the common names Coleman's piperia and Coleman's rein orchid. It is endemic to California, where it is known from scattered occurrences along the Sierra Nevada and one disjunct location in Colusa County, California. It grows in coniferous forests and chaparral in deep sandy substrates. It was differentiated from the very similar '' Platanthera unalascensis'' in 1993.Coleman, R. A. (2002)The Wild Orchids of California.Comstock Publishing Associates, Cornell University Press, Ithaca. It grows erect to about half a meter in maximum height. The basal leaves are narrow and almost grasslike, measuring up to 16 centimeters long and no more than 2 wide. Leaves higher on the stem are much reduced. The upper part of the stem is a spikelike inflorescence of up to 100 small flowers. The unscented translucent green flowers have curved sepals and sickle-shaped, curving petals a few millimeters in length. The flower can be distingu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanthera Ciliaris
''Platanthera ciliaris'', commonly known as the yellow fringed orchid, yellow-fringed orchid, or orange-fringed orchid, is a large and showy species of orchid. It grows in "acid soil of hillside seepage bogs" in the longleaf pine landscapes of the Gulf Coast of the United States.Liggio, J. and Liggio, A.O. 1999. Wild Orchids of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. 228 p. Like many species in these habitats, including flatwoods, it is dependent upon recurring fire to create open conditions. Further north it is found in bogs A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main Wetland#Types, types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, ..., but even here it may be dependent upon fire to create open conditions. M.R. Penskar and S.R. Crispin. 2004. Special plant abstract for Platanthera ciliaris (yellow fringed-orchid). Michigan Natural Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanthera Chapmanii
Platanthera chapmanii, common name Chapman's fringed orchid, is an orchid that grows in Northern Florida and adjacent southeastern Georgia as well as in southeastern Texas. It is a monocot in the family Orchidaceae. It is part of the genus Platanthera, meaning wide anther in Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15435948 chapmanii Orchids of the United States Flora of the Eastern United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanthera Brevifolia
''Platanthera brevifolia'', the shortflowered bog orchid or short-leaf bog orchid, is a terrestrial orchid of North America. Description ''Platanthera brevifolia'' plants are 16–60 cm tall. Their leaves are close to and sheathing the stem. Flowering time is from July to September, with up to 40 green to yellowish-green flowers. The flowers have a lip which can be 10 mm long and a long nectar spur of 9–20 mm. Distribution and habitat ''Platanthera brevifolia'' is found in New Mexico in the United States and in Mexico, at an elevation of 2100–2750 m. The habitat is dry to moist gravel, loam and limestone. They prefer open, usually coniferous forest. Taxonomy ''Platanthera brevifolia'' was first described by Edward Lee Greene Edward Lee Greene (August 20, 1843–November 10, 1915) was an American botanist known for his numerous publications including the two-part ''Landmarks of Botanical History'' and the describing of over 4,400 species of plants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanthera Blephariglottis
''Platanthera blephariglottis'', commonly known as the white fringed orchid or white-fringed orchis, is a species of orchid of the genus ''Platanthera''. It is considered to be an endangered species in Connecticut and Ohio, a threatened species in Florida, Maryland and Rhode Island, exploitably vulnerable in New York, and susceptible to be threatened in Québec. ''Platanthera'' is a Greek word that means "flat" and "flower". For this use it means "wide or flat anthered". ''Blephariglottis'' is from ''blepharis'' which means "eyelash" or "fringed" and ''glottis'' for "tongue." Description Flowering from late spring until summer, ''Platanthera blephariglottis'' is an 8 to 110 centimeters (3 to 43 inches) tall plant that can be found growing in bogs and on the moist banks of lakes and rivers on the eastern side of North America. ;Stem and leaves: At least 2 and often several spreading to ascending leaves scattered along the stem. Leaf shapes from linear-lanceolate, ovate- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanthera Aquilonis
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''Platanthera aquilonis'', the northern green orchid or north wind bog orchid, is a species of orchid native to the United States and Canada. It is closely related to '' Platanthera huronensis'' and ''Platanthera dilatata'' and had long been confused with ''Platanthera hyperborea'' until it was described as a separate species in 1999. References External links * aquilonis ''Aquilonis'' (Latin "of the North Wind") is a classical and choral studio album by the Swedish trio Trio Mediæval recorded in June 2014 and released on the ECM New Series November that same year. Composition The album is named after a Swed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
