Biology:Platanthera tescamnis
| Platanthera tescamnis | |
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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. tescamnis
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| Binomial name | |
| Platanthera tescamnis Sheviak & W.F.Jenn.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ "Platanthera tescamnis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PLTE5. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sheviak, C. J. and W. F. Jennings. (2006). A new Platanthera (Orchidaceae) from the Intermountain West. Rhodora 108:933 19-31.
- ↑ NYS Museum Scientist Reports Discovery of New Orchid Species. New York State Museum Press Release April 19, 2006.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7202180 entry
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