Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. 1835
Photo by © Carl Luer
Photo by © Bill Temple
Common Name The Yellow Platanthera
Flower Size
Found in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missisippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine as a cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the summer on an erect, several flowered inflorescence
Synonyms Habenaria flava (L.) R.Br. ex Spreng 1826; Habenaria flava f. lutea Louis-Marie ex B.Boivin 1982; Orchis bidentata Elliott 1823; *Orchis flava L. 1753; Orchis scutellata Nutt. 1835; Perularia bidentata (Elliott) Small 1913; Perularia flava (L.) Rydb. 1901; Perularia scutellata (Nutt.) Small 1913; Platanthera flava f. lutea (Louis-Marie ex B.Boivin) R.E.Whiting & Catling 1982; Tulotis flava (L.) Senghas 1973
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Studies in the Family Orchidaceae Vol 4 Ames 1910 as Habenaria flava; Native Orchids of North America Correll 1950 as Habenaria flava drawing fide; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 4 193 to 256 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1973 as Tulotis flava; The Native Orchids of the United States and Canada Luer 1975 drawing/photos fide; Schlechteriana Vol 4 No 4 1993; AOS Bulletin vol 78 No 5 2009 photo fide;
Platanthera flava var. herbiola (R.Br.) Luer 1975 Photo by © David Mcadoo ="orphotdir/platflavarherbiola.jpg"> Flower Closeup Photo by © Carl Luer
A color form of the preceding species.
Synonyms Habenaria flava var. herbiola (R.Br.) Ames & Correll 1943; *Habenaria herbiola R.Br. 1813; Habenaria virescens Spreng. 1826; Orchis glareosa Raf. 1832; Orchis herbiola (R.Br.) Pursh 1813; Platanthera flava var. herbiola (R.Br.) Luer 1975; Tulotis herbiola (R.Br.) Raf. 1833
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of North America Correll 1950 as Habenaria flava var herbiola drawing fide; The Native Orchids of the United States and Canada Luer 1975 drawing/photos fide;
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