Platanthera Sparsiflora

Sparse-flowered bog orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Platanthera
Species:	P. sparsiflora
Binomial name
	Platanthera sparsiflora; ( S.Watson) Schltr.
Synonyms
	Habenaria sparsiflora S.Watson; Limnorchis sparsiflora (S.Watson) Rydb.; Habenaria thurberi var. grayi S.Watson; Limnorchis ensifolia Rydb.; Limnorchis laxiflora Rydb.; Habenaria aggregata Howell; Habenaria leucostachys var. viridis Jeps.; Habenaria sparsiflora var. laxiflora (Rydb.) Correll; Platanthera sparsiflora var. ensifolia (Rydb.) Luer;

Platanthera sparsiflora is a species of orchid known by the common name sparse-flowered bog orchid. It is native to the forests and meadows of the western United States ( Colorado and New Mexico west to California, plus Washington and Oregon), and also south to Baja California.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Platanthera sparsiflora can be found in wet habitats. It produces a slender, erect flowering stem up to about 1⁄2 meter (1 ft 8 in) tall. The longest leaves near the base of the stem are up to 15 centimeters (6 in) long by 3 centimeters (1+1⁄4 in) wide. The inflorescence has widely spaced twisted green flowers with petals up to 1 centimeter (1⁄3 in) in length.^[2]

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[cilia-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[poppy-2] Flora of North America v 26 p 561, Platanthera sparsiflora

[3] Biota of North America Program, county distribution map

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