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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Orchidaceae
Platanthera hookeri (Torr. ex A.Gray) Lindl.
Hooker's orchid, pad-leaf
Platanthera: from the Greek for "flat" and "flower," hence "wide or flat anthered"
hookeri: named for Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), professor of botany and director of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew in the mid-19th century and author of several botanical works.
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-16" tall forb; single stem usually with no bracts; fleshy roots |
| Flower: | greenish to yellow, 6-parted, 3/4" long, stalkless, upward-curving lips not parted or fringed; inflorescence an open spike; blooms June-July |
| Leaf: | 2, large, basal, widely elliptical, lying flat on the ground or slightly creased |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture to moist; forests, woods; in rich soil |
| (Glossary) |
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