familyOrchidaceae
subfamilyOrchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae
genusPlatanthera
speciesPlatanthera dilatata
Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 557.
Revision as of 22:55, 5 January 2024 by GeoffLevin (talk | contribs) (Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata is documented in Saskatchewan by specimens and photos, and it is accepted by the Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre.)
Lip usually with basal dilation moderately to strongly developed, 5–10 mm; spur slenderly cylindric to slightly clavate, 4–12 mm (± as long as lip, mostly within 2 mm), apex obtuse to tapered; viscidia linear to linear-oblong. 2n = 42.
Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Wet meadows, tundra, marshes, fens, stream banks, shores, ditches, seeping slopes, roadsides
Elevation: 0–3100 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Colo., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.Y., Utah, Vt., Wash.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.