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© Ron Coleman  2006

© Lorne Heshka 2006

© David McAdoo 2006

Distribution

Description

Flowering summer.
Height 5-35 cm.
Inflorescence    a spike.
Leaves one, rarely two; blade linear to elliptic, frequently ascending.
Flowers green to yellow to white; all margins enitre.
Spur terete, reduced at apex.
Rostellum lobes oriented forward.
Viscidia circular to subcircular.

 

Habitat

Across Canada, northern portions of the U.S. and Eurasia.

Conservation and Wetland Status

Threatened and Endangered Status

State Status
New York Exploitably Vulnerable
Washington Sensitive

Wetland Indicator Status  

Facultative Wetland

Synonyms

Orchis obtusata Banks ex Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 588. 1814; Habenaria obtusata
(Banks ex Pursh) Richardson; H. obtusata var. collectanea Fernald

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Author and publication information for name

Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 284. 1835.

Vernacular names

  • Blunt Leaved Orchid
  • Small Northern Bog Orchid

     

     

    • Link to Interactive Platanthera key

    http://utc.usu.edu/keys/Platanthera/Platanthera.html

    References

    C. J. Sheviak  (2003). Flora of North America, Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Vol. 26:496-571. Oxford University Press.

    U.S. Department of Agriculture. PLANTS Database. http://plants.usda.gov/index.html.   Accessed primarily in July 2006.