Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. 1835
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Photo by © Bill Temple
Common Name The Yellow Platanthera
Flower Size
Found in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missisippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine as a cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the summer on an erect, several flowered inflorescence
Synonyms Habenaria flava (L.) R.Br. ex Spreng 1826; Habenaria flava f. lutea Louis-Marie ex B.Boivin 1982; Orchis bidentata Elliott 1823; *Orchis flava L. 1753; Orchis scutellata Nutt. 1835; Perularia bidentata (Elliott) Small 1913; Perularia flava (L.) Rydb. 1901; Perularia scutellata (Nutt.) Small 1913; Platanthera flava f. lutea (Louis-Marie ex B.Boivin) R.E.Whiting & Catling 1982; Tulotis flava (L.) Senghas 1973
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Sp. Pl.: 842 L. 1753as Orchis flava
Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 488 Elliot 1823 as Orchis Bidentata
* Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 293 Lindley 1835
Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 161 Nutt. 1835 as Orchis scutellata
Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 691 R.Br. ex Spreng. 1826 as Habenaria flava
Man. Fl. N. States: 292 Rybd. 1901 as Perularia flava
Studies in the Family Orchidaceae Vol 4: 41 Ames 1910 as Habenaria flava;
Fl. S.E. U.S., ed. 2: 314 Small 1913 as Perularia flava
Fl. S.E. U.S., ed. 2: 314 Small 1913 as Perularia bidentata
Fl. S.E. U.S., ed. 2: 314 Small 1913 as Perularia scutellata
Native Orchids of North America: 76 Correll 1950 as Habenaria flava
Native Orchids of North America: 75 Correll 1950 as Habenaria flava drawing fide;
Orchidee (Hamburg) 24: 97 Senghas 1973 as Tulotis flava
Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 4 193 to 256 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1973 as Tulotis flava;
The Native Orchids of the United States and Canada Luer 1975 drawing/photos fide;
Naturaliste Canad. 109: 278 Louis-Marie ex B.Boivin 1982 as Habenaria flava f. lutea;
Naturaliste Canad. 109: 278 R.E.Whiting & Catling 1982 as P flava f lutea
Schlechteriana Vol 4 No 4 1993;
AOS Bulletin vol 78 No 5 2009 photo fide;
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Platanthera flava var. herbiola (R.Br.) Luer 1975
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Photo by © Carl Luer
A color form of the preceding species.
Synonyms Habenaria flava var. herbiola (R.Br.) Ames & Correll 1943; *Habenaria herbiola R.Br. 1813; Habenaria virescens Spreng. 1826; Orchis glareosa Raf. 1832; Orchis herbiola (R.Br.) Pursh 1813; Platanthera flava var. herbiola (R.Br.) Luer 1975; Tulotis herbiola (R.Br.) Raf. 1833
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Kew., ed. 2. 5: 193 R Br. 1813 as Habenaria herbiola
Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 743 Pursh 1813 as Orchis herbiola
Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 688 Spreng 1826 as Habenaria virescens
Atlantic J. 1: 150 Raf./ 1832 as Orchis glareosa;
Herb. Raf.: 71 Raf. 1833 as Tulotis herbiola;
Bot. Mus. Leafl. 11: 61 Ames & Correll 1943 as Habenaria flava var herbiola;
Native Orchids of North America: 76 Correll 1950 as Habenaria flava var herbiola
Native Orchids of North America: 75 Correll 1950 as Habenaria flava var herbiola drawing fide;
Native Orchids U.S. & Canada excluding Florida: 214 Luer 1975
The Native Orchids of the United States and Canada Luer 1975 drawing/photos fide;
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