Platanthera blephariglottis

Platanthera blephariglottis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Platanthera
Species: Platanthera blephariglottis
Varietates: (2)
P. b. var. blephariglottis – P. b. var. conspicua

Name

Platanthera blephariglottis (Willd.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 291 (1835)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orchis blephariglottis Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 9 (1805)
• Homotypic
  • Platanthera ciliaris var. blephariglottis (Willd.) Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 460 (1860)
  • Blephariglottis alba House, Muhlenbergia 1: 127 (1906)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, Vermont. South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1835. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 291.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Platanthera blephariglottis. Accessed: 2022 Jun 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Platanthera blephariglottis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Platanthera blephariglottis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Platanthera blephariglottis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Platanthera blephariglottis. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jun 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Platanthera blephariglottis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jun 2022.

Vernacular names

English: White fringed orchid

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