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.| Name | Year | Rank |
| Habenaria dilatata f. chlorantha B.Boivin | 1967 | form |
| Habenaria dilatata var. media Ames | 1908 | variety |
| Habenaria huronensis Spreng. | 1826 | species |
| Habenaria hyperborea var. huronensis Farw. | 1923 | variety |
| Habenaria hyperborea var. media Farw. | 1923 | variety |
| Habenaria media G.G.Niles | 1904 | species |
| Limnorchis huronensis Rydb. | 1901 | species |
| Limnorchis huronensis Rebrist. & Elven | 2008 | species |
| Limnorchis media Rydb. | 1901 | species |
| Orchis huronensis Nutt. | 1818 | species |
| Orchis hyperborea var. huronensis Alph.Wood | 1853 | variety |
| Platanthera convallariifolia var. dilatatoides Hultén | 1943 | variety |
| Platanthera dilatata var. chlorantha Hultén | 1943 | variety |
| Platanthera hyperborea var. huronensis Luer | 1975 | variety |
| Platanthera hyperborea var. major Lange | 1880 | variety |
| Platanthera media Luer | 1975 | species |