Platanthera obtusata

Platanthera obtusata, common name blunt-leaved orchid or small northern bog orchid, is a small species of orchid in the genus Platanthera. It widespread across much of the colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere, though rare in some parts of its range.[1][3][4] Two subspecies are recognized:

Platanthera obtusata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Platanthera
Species:
P. obtusata
Binomial name
Platanthera obtusata
(Banks ex Pursh) Lindl.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Orchis obtusata Banks ex Pursh
  • Habenaria obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Richardson
  • Lysiella obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Rydb.
  • Habenaria obtusata var. collectanea Fernald
  • Platanthera obtusata var. collectanea (Fernald) W.J.Schrenk
  • Platanthera obtusata f. collectanea (Fernald) P.M.Br.
  • Platanthera obtusata f. foliosa P.M.Br.

It is pollinated by several species of mosquito[7][8] as well as by other insects.[9]

References
  1. Sheviak, Charles J. (2002). "Platanthera obtusata". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 26. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Platanthera obtusata subsp. obtusata
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Platanthera obtusata
  4. Anderberg, Arne; Anderberg, Anna-Lena. "Platanthera obtusata". Den virtuella floran (in Swedish). Swedish Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  5. "Platanthera obtusata". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  6. "Platanthera obtusata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA.
  7. J. Richard Gorham (Jan 1976). "Orchid Pollination by Aedes Mosquitoes in Alaska". The American Midland Naturalist. 95 (1): 208–210. doi:10.2307/2424249. JSTOR 2424249.
  8. Peach, Daniel A. H.; Gries, Gerhard (2019). "Mosquito phytophagy – sources exploited, ecological function, and evolutionary transition to haematophagy". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. n/a (n/a). doi:10.1111/eea.12852. ISSN 1570-7458.
  9. "Year of Pollination: Mosquitoes as Pollinators". Awkward botany. Jul 8, 2015. Archived from the original on Jul 8, 2015.


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