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Platanthera
The genus Platanthera belongs to the subfamily Orchidoideae of the family Orchidaceae, and comprises about 150 species of orchids. The members of this genus, known as the butterfly orchids or fringed orchids, were previously included in the genus Orchis, which is a close relative (along with the genus Habenaria). They are distributed throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are terrestrial and have tubercules.
27 branches of this group, most-observed first
Lesser butterfly-orchid
speciesPlatanthera bifolia
Greater butterfly-orchid
speciesPlatanthera chlorantha
Hooker's Orchid
speciesPlatanthera hookeri
Short-spurred Butterfly-orchid
speciesPlatanthera pollostantha
Platanthera minor
speciesPlatanthera minor
Ballerina Orchid
speciesPlatanthera mandarinorum
Aleutian Bog Orchid
speciesPlatanthera tipuloides
Holmboe's Platanthera
speciesPlatanthera holmboei
narrow-lipped butterfly orchid
speciesPlatanthera micrantha
Platanthera metabifolia
speciesPlatanthera metabifolia
Platanthera × hybrida
hybridPlatanthera × hybrida
Platanthera sachalinensis
speciesPlatanthera sachalinensis
Green Platanthera
speciesPlatanthera algeriensis
Hochstetter's butterfly orchid
speciesPlatanthera azorica
Platanthera ophrydioides
speciesPlatanthera ophrydioides
Platanthera angustata
speciesPlatanthera angustata
Platanthera urceolata
speciesPlatanthera urceolata
Platanthera nipponica
speciesPlatanthera nipponica
Platanthera florentii
speciesPlatanthera florentii
Platanthera takedae
speciesPlatanthera takedae
Platanthera bakeriana
speciesPlatanthera bakeriana
Platanthera boninensis
speciesPlatanthera boninensis
Platanthera zhelesnajae
speciesPlatanthera zhelesnajae
Platanthera finetiana
speciesPlatanthera finetiana
Platanthera amabilis
speciesPlatanthera amabilis
Platanthera hachijoensis
speciesPlatanthera hachijoensis
Platanthera okuboi
speciesPlatanthera okuboi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1469860.