Platanthera huronensis


Platanthera huronensis, the Huron green orchid, is a species of orchid native to the United States and Canada. It has a discontinuous range, the eastern range including eastern Canada from eastern Manitoba to Labrador, plus New England and the Great Lakes states. The western range extends along the Rocky Mountains from New Mexico to Alberta, as well as the coastal ranges of Washington, British Columbia and southern Alaska.

Taxonomy

Platanthera huronensis was described and given its scientific name by John Lindley in 1835. It is classified in the family Orchidaceae together with the rest of the genus Platanthera. It has heterotypic synonyms.
NameYearRank
Habenaria dilatata f. chlorantha B.Boivin1967form
Habenaria dilatata var. media Ames1908variety
Habenaria huronensis Spreng.1826species
Habenaria hyperborea var. huronensis Farw.1923variety
Habenaria hyperborea var. media Farw.1923variety
Habenaria media G.G.Niles1904species
Limnorchis huronensis Rydb.1901species
Limnorchis huronensis Rebrist. & Elven2008species
Limnorchis media Rydb.1901species
Orchis huronensis Nutt.1818species
Orchis hyperborea var. huronensis Alph.Wood1853variety
Platanthera convallariifolia var. dilatatoides Hultén1943variety
Platanthera dilatata var. chlorantha Hultén1943variety
Platanthera hyperborea var. huronensis Luer1975variety
Platanthera hyperborea var. major Lange1880variety
Platanthera media Luer1975species