Platanthera hyperborea, the northern green orchid,[2] is small orchid found only in Greenland, Iceland, and Akimiski Island in Canada.[1][3] Numerous authors cite the species as widespread in other parts of Canada and also in the United States; such populations are more correctly referred to as Platanthera aquilonis.[4][5]
| Northern green orchid | |
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| Platanthera hyperborea in East Iceland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Platanthera |
| Species: | P. hyperborea
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| Binomial name | |
| Platanthera hyperborea | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Platanthera hyperborea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Platanthera hyperborea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ Sheviak, Charles J. (2002). "Platanthera hyperborea". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 26. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Sheviak, Charles J. (1999). Lindleyana. 14 (4). 193–202, f. 1–5.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help). - ^ "Northern green bog orchid ( Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak (formerly Platanthera hyperborea (Linnaeus) Lindley)" (PDF). Manitoba Native Orchids Compendium.
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