Platanthera purpurascens

Platanthera purpurascens

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 purpurascens

Name

Platanthera purpurascens (Rydb.) Sheviak & W.F.Jenn., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 3: 445 (1997)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Limnorchis purpurascens Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 269 (1901)
• Homotypic
  • Habenaria hyperborea var. purpurascens (Rydb.) Ames, Orchidaceae 4: 90 (1910)
  • Habenaria purpurascens (Rydb.) Tidestr. in I.Tidestrom & T.Kittell, Fl. Ariz. New Mex.: 731 (1941)
  • Platanthera hyperborea var. purpurascens (Rydb.) Luer, Native Orchids U.S. & Canada excluding Florida: 234 (1975)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Wyoming. Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California. South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sheviak, C.J. & Jennings, W.F. 1997. North American Native Orchid Journal 3 (4): 445–446.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Platanthera purpurascens. Accessed: 2022 Jan 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Platanthera purpurascens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Platanthera purpurascens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Platanthera purpurascens. 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 Jan 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Platanthera purpurascens. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jan 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Platanthera purpurascens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Purple-petal bog orchid

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