Orchidaceae
Sparse-flowered bog orchid
Platanthera sparsiflora
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Platanthera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Sparse-flowered bog orchid
Synonyms
- Habenaria aggregata Howell
- Habenaria leucostachys var. viridis Jeps.
- Habenaria sparsiflora S.Watson
- Habenaria sparsiflora var. laxiflora (Rydb.) Correll
- Habenaria thurberi var. grayi S.Watson
- Limnorchis aggregata Frye & Rigg
- Limnorchis ensifolia Rydb.
- Limnorchis laxiflora Rydb.
- Limnorchis sparsiflora (S.Watson) Rydb.
- Platanthera sparsiflora var. ensifolia (Rydb.) Luer
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.