Orchidaceae
Northern green orchid
Platanthera aquilonis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Platanthera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Northern green orchid
Synonyms
- Limnorchis aquilonis (Sheviak) Rebrist. & Elven
- Limnorchis aquilonis f. alba (M.H.S.Light) P.M.Br., S.L.Stewart & Gamarra
- Platanthera hyperborea f. alba M.H.S.Light
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 242 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: maureen_c-m, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Benoit Renaud, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Diane Auberson-Lavoie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: birdnirdfoley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Allefant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lynn Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Doug McGrady from Warwick, RI, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jenn (McPhee) Dyson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Camille Boucher, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.