Orchidaceae
Hooker's orchid
Platanthera hookeri
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Platanthera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hooker's orchid
Synonyms
- Habenaria hookeri Torr.
- Habenaria hookeri var. abbreviata Fernald
- Habenaria hookeri var. oblongifolia Paine
- Habenaria hookeriana Lindl.
- Habenaria oblongifolia (C.N.Paine) G.G.Niles
- Lysias hookeriana (Lindl.) Rydb.
- Orchis hookeri Wood
- Orchis hookeriana (Lindl.) Oakes
- Platanthera hookeri f. abbreviata (Fernald) P.M.Br.
- Platanthera hookeri f. oblongifolia (C.N.Paine) P.M.Br.
- Platanthera hookeri var. abbreviata (Fernald) W.J.Schrenk
- Platanthera hookeri var. oblongifolia C.N.Paine
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.