Orchidaceae
Bluntleaved orchid
Platanthera obtusata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Platanthera
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Common names
By language (4)
- English
- Bluntleaved orchid
- Finnish
- Pikkulehdokki
- Norwegian
- Sibirnattfiol
- Swedish
- Lappfela, Lappyxne
Synonyms
- Habenaria obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Richardson
- Habenaria obtusata var. collectanea Fernald
- Lysiella obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Rydb.
- Orchis obtusata Banks ex Pursh
- Platanthera obtusata f. collectanea (Fernald) P.M.Br.
- Platanthera obtusata f. foliosa P.M.Br.
- Platanthera obtusata subsp. obtusata
- Platanthera obtusata var. collectanea (Fernald) W.J.Schrenk
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
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Martin Bishop, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.