Platanthera nivea (Nutt.) Luer

Snowy orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Platanthera

Characteristics

Plants 17–90 cm. Leaves 1–3, ascending to spreading, abruptly or gradually reduced to bracts distally, often fugaceous and withered at anthesis; blade linear to linear-lanceolate, 3–31 × 0.3–2 cm. Spikes dense. Flowers not resupinate, showy, white; lateral sepals spreading; petals linear-oblong to oblong or elliptic, falcate, basally somewhat dilated, margins entire; lip reflexed ± at middle, linear-elliptic to linear-oblong, without basal thickening, 3–8 × 1–3 mm, margins entire; spur slenderly cylindric, 10–18 mm; rostellum lobes directed downward, very short, obscure, rounded; pollinaria straight, pollinia remaining enclosed in anther sacs; viscidia oblong to linear-oblong; ovary slender, 4–12 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Images

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Distribution

Platanthera nivea world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Georgia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:201669-2
WFO ID wfo-0000274612
COL ID 6VNY4
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Peristylus niveus Platanthera nivea Orchis nivea Gymnadenia nivea Habenaria nivea Gymnadenia conica Gymnadeniopsis nivea