Platanthera tescamnis

Platanthera tescamnis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Platanthera
Species:
P. tescamnis
Binomial name
Platanthera tescamnis
Synonyms[1]

Limnorchis tescamnis (Sheviak & W.F.Jenn.) P.M.Br., S.L.Stewart & Gamarra

Platanthera tescamnis, the intermountain bog orchid or yellow rein orchid,[2] is a species of orchid described in 2006.[3] The plant is well-known but had been misidentified.[4] It is native to the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau of the western United States (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California), where it grows in warmer, drier habitat than most related orchids.[1]

Platanthera tescamnis flowerspike

Platanthera tescamnis produces a slender, erect flowering stem which may exceed one meter (3 ft 3 in) in height. There are several leaves around the base of the stem, lance-shaped to oval and measuring up to 29 centimeters (11 in) long by 5 centimeters (2 in) wide. The inflorescence is a dense spike of many small yellow-green flowers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ NRCS. "Platanthera tescamnis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b Sheviak, C. J. and W. F. Jennings. (2006). A new Platanthera (Orchidaceae) from the Intermountain West. Rhodora 108:933 19-31.
  4. ^ NYS Museum Scientist Reports Discovery of New Orchid Species. New York State Museum Press Release April 19, 2006.
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