PLANTS Profile for Platanthera gracilis (lax-flowered green orchid)

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PLANTS Profile

Platanthera gracilis Lindl.
lax-flowered green orchid

Symbol:

PLGR6

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N

More Information:

Images:
Platanthera gracilis Lindl.

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Synonyms:
Platanthera gracilis Lindl.

	HASPL2	Habenaria sparsiflora S. Watson var. laxiflora (Rydb.) Correll
	PLHYG	Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl. var. gracilis (Lindl.) Luer		lax-flowered green orchid

Distribution:
Platanthera gracilis Lindl.


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)

Related Taxa:
Platanthera gracilis Lindl.

View 126 genera in Orchidaceae, 48 species in Platanthera

Classification:
Platanthera gracilis Lindl.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Platanthera Rich. – fringed orchid
Species	Platanthera gracilis Lindl. – lax-flowered green orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Platanthera gracilis Lindl.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
Platanthera hyperborea var. gracilis
		Salvage restricted

More Accounts and Images:
Platanthera gracilis Lindl.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 11:22 PM CDT