Platanthera hyperborea

Northern green orchid
Platanthera hyperborea in East Iceland
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Genus:	Platanthera
Species:	P. hyperborea
Binomial name
Platanthera hyperborea Lindl.
Synonyms[1]
Orchis hyperborea L. Habenaria hyperborea (L.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton Gymnadenia hyperborea (L.) Link Limnorchis hyperborea (L.) Rydb. Orchis koenigii Gunnerus Orchis acuta Banks ex Pursh Habenaria borealis Cham. Platanthera koenigii (Gunnerus) Lindl. Platanthera borealis (Cham.) Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach Platanthera hyperborea var. minor Lange Limnorchis borealis (Cham.) Rydb. Limnorchis brachypetala Britton & Rydb. Habenaria dilatata var. borealis (Cham.) Muenscher

Platanthera hyperborea, the Northern green orchid,^[2] is small orchid found only in Greenland, Iceland, and Akimiski Island in Canada.^[1][3] Numerous authors cite the species as widespread in other parts of Canada and also in the United States; such populations are more correctly referred to as Platanthera aquilonis.^[4][5]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. "Platanthera hyperborea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
3. Flora of North America v 26 p 559, Platanthera hyperborea
4. Sheviak, Charles J. 1999. Lindleyana 14(4): 193–202, f. 1–5.
5. Manitoba Native Orchids Compendium, Northern green bog orchid ( Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak (formerly Platanthera hyperborea (Linnaeus) Lindley)

External links

• Flora of Iceland elements: Platanthera hyperborea, Northern Green Orchid
• Canadian Native Orchids, Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak
• Flickr, photo of Northern green orchid (Platanthera hyperborea) in Haukadalur, south Iceland.