Orchidaceae
Huron green orchid
Platanthera huronensis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Platanthera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Huron green orchid
Synonyms
- Habenaria dilatata f. chlorantha (Hultén) B.Boivin
- Habenaria dilatata var. media (Rydb.) Ames
- Habenaria huronensis (Nutt.) Spreng.
- Habenaria hyperborea var. huronensis (Nutt.) Farw.
- Habenaria hyperborea var. media (Rydb.) Farw.
- Habenaria media (Rydb.) G.G.Niles
- Limnorchis huronensis (Nutt.) Rydb.
- Limnorchis huronensis (Nutt.) Rebrist. & Elven
- Limnorchis media Rydb.
- Orchis huronensis Nutt.
- Orchis hyperborea var. huronensis (Nutt.) Alph.Wood
- Platanthera convallariifolia var. dilatatoides Hultén
- Platanthera convallariifolia var. dilatoides (Hultén) Hultén
- Platanthera dilatata var. chlorantha Hultén
- Platanthera hyperborea var. huronensis (Nutt.) Luer
- Platanthera hyperborea var. major Lange
- Platanthera media (Rydb.) Luer
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Laura J. Costello, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Norma Malinowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: dghjertaas, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Will Pearce, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Spencer Quayle, 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.