Platanthera dilatata
Bog Candles, Boreal Bog Orchid
Other regional names: Fragrant White Bog Orchid +6 more
- Fragrant White Bog Orchid
- Fragrant White Rein Orchid
- Leafy White Orchid
- Scent Bottle
- Scentbottle
- Tall White Bog Orchid
- White Bog Orchid
Also known as: Habenaria dilatata (Pursh) Hook. +8 more
- Habenaria dilatata (Pursh) Hook.
- Limnorchis dilatata (Pursh) Rydb.
- Orchis dilatata Pursh
- Piperia dilatata (Pursh) Szlach. & Rutk.
- Platanthera hyperborea subsp. dilatata (Pursh) K.Richt.
- Platanthera hyperborea subsp. dilatata (Pursh) Rchb.f.
- Platanthera hyperborea subsp. graminea Rchb.f.
- Platanthera hyperborea var. dilatata (Pursh) Kraenzl.
- Platanthera hyperborea var. dilatata (Pursh) Rchb.f.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Platanthera dilatata (commonly known as Bog Candles or Boreal Bog Orchid) is a tuberous orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, California, Colorado, Greenland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kamchatka, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms