Platanthera brevifolia

Species of orchid

Shortflowered bog orchid

Platanthera brevifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Order:  | Asparagales
Family:  | Orchidaceae
Subfamily:  | Orchidoideae
Genus:  | Platanthera
Species:  |

P. brevifolia

Binomial name
Platanthera brevifolia

(Greene) Senghas

Platanthera brevifolia, the shortflowered bog orchid or short-leaf bog orchid, is a terrestrial orchid of North America.

## Description

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Platanthera brevifolia plants are 16–60 cm tall. Their leaves are close to and sheathing the stem. Flowering time is from July to September, with up to 40 green to yellowish-green flowers. The flowers have a lip which can be 10 mm long and a long nectar spur of 9–20 mm.[1][2]

## Distribution and habitat

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Platanthera brevifolia is found in New Mexico in the United States and in Mexico, at an elevation of 2100–2750 m. The habitat is dry to moist gravel, loam and limestone. They prefer open, usually coniferous forest.[1][2]

## Taxonomy

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Platanthera brevifolia was first described by Edward Lee Greene in 1881 (as Habenaria brevifolia).

## References

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1. ^ a b "Platanthera brevifolia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org | Flora of North America v 26 p 562, Platanthera brevifolia". efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
2. ^ a b "Platanthera brevifolia – Wildflowers of New Mexico – Short-Leaf Bog Orchid". wildflowersnm.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15.

Taxon identifiers

Platanthera brevifolia|

* Wikidata: Q15435695
* Wikispecies: Platanthera brevifolia
* CoL: 4JMVS
* EoL: 1134445
* FNA: 242101827
* GBIF: 2798003
* iNaturalist: 167015
* IPNI: 651682-1
* IRMNG: 10926283
* ITIS: 507118
* NatureServe: 2.139681
* Open Tree of Life: 3971906
* Plant List: kew-157062
* PLANTS: PLBR3
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:651682-1
* Species+: 77562
* WFO: wfo-0000274361

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