Platanthera orbiculata

{{Short description|Species of orchid}}

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| image = Platanthera orbiculata (3817696387).jpg

| image_caption = Flowers of Platanthera orbiculata

| genus = Platanthera

| species = orbiculata

| authority = (Pursh) Lindl.

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| synonyms = * Orchis orbiculata Pursh

  • Habenaria orbiculata (Pursh) Torr.
  • Habenaria orbiculata var. lehorsii Fernald
  • Habenaria orbiculata var. menziesii (Lindley) Fernald
  • Platanthera orbiculata var. lehorsii (Fernald) Catling

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Platanthera orbiculata, the round leaved orchid{{cite web |title=Platanthera orbiculata |url=http://goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org/species/platanthera/orbiculata/ |website=Go Orchids|publisher=North American Orchid Conservation Center |access-date=13 February 2022}} or lesser roundleaved orchid,{{PLANTS|id=PLOR4|taxon=Platanthera orbiculata|accessdate=7 October 2015}} is a species of orchid native to forested areas of North America. It is widespread across most of Canada and parts of the United States (Alaska, New England, Appalachian Mountains, Great Lakes Region, Rocky Mountains, Black Hills and northern Cascades).{{eFloras|1|242101848|Platanthera orbiculata |family=Orchidaceae |first=Charles J. |last=Sheviak}}{{BONAP|ref |genus=Platanthera |species=orbiculata}}

Subspecies

There is two accepted subspecies, Platanthera orbiculata var. macrophylla and Platanthera orbiculata var. orbiculata.{{WCSP}}

Habitat

Platanthera orbiculata is found in moist to mesic shaded locations in forests. Each plant has two large, nearly round leaves that lie close to the ground, plus a vertical flowering stalk bearing a spike of small, white flowers.

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