Platanthera tipuloides, the Aleutian bog orchid or Bering bog orchid,[1] is a terrestrial orchid native to the United States, Russia, China, Japan and Korea.[2]
| Aleutian bog orchid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Platanthera |
| Species: | P. tipuloides
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| Binomial name | |
| Platanthera tipuloides (L.f.) Lindl.
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Description
editPlatanthera tipuloides plants are 20–40 cm tall. There are one or two lance-shaped leaves at the base. There are up to 20 yellow flowers arranged in a spike. Flowering time is from May to July.[3][1]
Distribution and habitat
editPlatanthera tipuloides is mainly found in northern Asia. In North America it only occurs on the Aleutian Islands.
Plants grow at an elevation from 700 to 1700 m. They prefer forested slopes, or forest margins along valleys.[3]
Taxonomy
editPlatanthera tipuloides was first described by Carl Linnaeus the Younger in 1781 as Orchis tipuloides.
References
edit- ^ a b "Platanthera tipuloides". Go Orchids. North American Orchid Conservation Center. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Contu (2013). "Platanthera tipuloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T44392569A44420029.
- ^ a b "Platanthera tipuloides". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
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