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Platanthera obtusata
Also called Northern Small Bog Orchid, Blunt Bog Orchid, Blunt Leaved Orchid, One Leaved Rein Orchid, Blunt Leaved Rein Orchid, Small Northern Bog Orchid
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 North America, though rare in some parts of its range.
It is pollinated by several species of mosquito as well as by other insects.
Platanthera unalascensis · Rein orchid · Green Platanthera · Northern green orchid · Hochstetter's Butterfly Orchid · Platanthera bakeriana · Platanthera bhutanica · Lesser butterfly-orchid · White fringed orchid · Shortflowered bog orchid · Platanthera calceoliformis · Platanthera carnosilabris
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Platanthera obtusata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
