Platanthera chorisiana Rchb.F.

Choris' bog-orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Platanthera

Characteristics

Plants 4–20(–30) cm. Leaves (1–)2(–4), spreading, subopposite toward base of stem; bracts (0–)1(–2) distally; blade elliptic, lanceolate, to suborbiculate, 2–9 × 0.9–4 cm. Spikes rather lax to dense. Flowers incompletely resupinate, inconspicuous, greenish; lateral sepals porrect; petals broadly ovate, margins entire; lip projecting forward, concave, orbiculate, ovate, or elliptic, without basal thickening, 1.5–2.5 × 1.2–2 mm, margins entire; spur stoutly cylindric to saccate, obtuse, 0.7–1.25 mm; rostellum lobes spreading, directed downward, minute, obscure; pollinaria straight; pollinia evidently remaining enclosed in anther sacs; viscidia oblong to suborbiculate-quadrangular; ovary rather stout, mostly 2–4 mm. 2n = 42.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.04 - 0.2
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Images

Platanthera chorisiana unspecified picture

Distribution

Platanthera chorisiana world distribution map, present in Canada, Japan, and United States of America

Conservation status

Platanthera chorisiana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:651695-1
WFO ID wfo-0000274383
COL ID 4JMW4
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Peristylus chorisianus Platanthera chorisiana Platanthera matsudae Pseudodiphryllum chorisianum Habenaria chorisiana Pseudodiphryllum chorisianum f. elata Limnorchis chorisiana

Lower taxons

Platanthera chorisiana var. elata Platanthera chorisiana var. chorisiana