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Photographer: R.K. Kupfer
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Family Orchidaceae
Platanthera huronensis (Nutt.) Lindl.
Huron green orchid, tall nothern bog orchid
Platanthera: from the Greek for "flat" and "flower," hence "wide or flat anthered"
huronensis: of Lake Huron
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 12"-40" tall forb, stout |
| Flower: | green to white, 6-parted, 1/4"- 1/2" long, seemingly stalkless; lips not parted or fringed, blunt, wider toward the base; petals pointing forward; inflorescence a 2 1/3"-8" dense, many-flowered spike; blooms June-Aug. |
| Leaf: | mostly lance-like to oblong, occurring only along the stem |
| Habitat: | wet; bogs, woods, meadows, riversides |
| (Glossary) |
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