PLANTS Profile for Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys (Sierra bog orchid)

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PLANTS Profile

Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer
Sierra bog orchid

Symbol:

PLDIL

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

Photo of Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer

Platanthera leucostachys

©James L. Reveal. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of Systematic Biology, Botany. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer

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Synonyms:
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer

HADIL	Habenaria dilatata (Pursh) Hook. var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Ames
HALE5	Habenaria leucostachys (Lindl.) S. Watson
LIGR11	Limnorchis graminifolia Rydb.
PLLE5	Platanthera leucostachys Lindl.	Sierra bog orchid

Distribution:
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer

View 126 genera in Orchidaceae, 48 species in Platanthera, 3 varieties in Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck

Classification:
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Platanthera Rich. – fringed orchid
Species	Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck – scentbottle
Variety	Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer – Sierra bog orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Platanthera dilatata
tall white bog orchid		Special Concern
Indiana:
Platanthera dilatata
leafy white orchis		Endangered
Massachusetts:
Platanthera dilatata
leafy white orchis		Threatened
New York:
Platanthera dilatata
bog-candle		Exploitably Vulnerable
Pennsylvania:
Platanthera dilatata
leafy white orchid		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer

Platanthera dilatata:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,FACW+

FACW

FACW+

FACW

FACW+

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 09:26 AM CDT