Platanthera bifolia
Lesser Butterfly Orchid, Lesser Butterfly Orchid
Also known as: Conopsidium sthenantherum Wallr. +12 more
- Conopsidium sthenantherum Wallr.
- Gymnadenia bifolia (L.) G.Mey.
- Habenaria bifolia (L.) R.Br.
- Lysias bifolia (L.) Salisb.
- Orchis alba Lam.
- Orchis bifolia L.
- Orchis sthenanthera E.H.L.Krause
- Platanthera bifolia f. anomala Neuman
- Platanthera bifolia f. ecalcarata V.Rastetter, 1966
- Platanthera bifolia f. trifoliata (Thielens) Pauca & Nyár.
- Platanthera solstitialis Boenn. ex Rchb., 1830
- Platanthera solstitialis var. trifoliata Thielens
- Sieberia bifolia (L.) Spreng.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, Platanthera bifolia (commonly known as Lesser Butterfly Orchid) is a tuberous orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms