Platanthera chorisiana
Alpine Platanthera, Chamisso's Orchid
Other regional names: Chamisso's Rein Orchid +1 more
- Chamisso's Rein Orchid
- Small Bog Orchid
Also known as: Habenaria chorisiana Cham. +4 more
- Habenaria chorisiana Cham.
- Limnorchis chorisiana (Cham.) J.P.Anderson
- Peristylus chorisianus (Cham.) Lindl.
- Pseudodiphryllum chorisianum (Cham.) Nevski
- Pseudodiphryllum chorisianum (Cham.) Nevski ex Kom., 1935
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or tuberous geophyte.
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Platanthera chorisiana (commonly known as Alpine platanthera or Chamisso's orchid) is a tuberous orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Naturally occurring in 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 Asia, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Sakhalin, Washington
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