Platanthera praeclara

Platanthera praeclara Sheviak & M.L.Bowles, Rhodora 88: 278 (1986).

Platanthera praeclara Sheviak & M.L.Bowles; Photo by Tom Sampliner

its native range is S. Canada to N. Central U.S.A. 

Synonyms:

Blephariglottis praeclara (Sheviak & M.L.Bowles) Baumbach & Lückel

Fimbriella praeclara (Sheviak & M.L.Bowles) Szlach. & Rutk.

Habenaria leucophaea var. praeclara (Sheviak & M.L.Bowles) Cronquist

(Platanthera praeclara) is an orchid of summer in the prairies west of the Mississippi. It is a more robust species than its eastern cousin. this view showing detail inside the lip and enabling a closeup view of the pollinia, their posture, the opening into the spur and how they fit within the hood like structure underneath the sepals. The delicate yellow green wash of color comes out well in this image.

Type Information:

Collector Team:

R.H.Bowles 501

Type Herbaria:

holotype NYS

isotype AMES

isotype F

isotype ILL

isotype NY

Distribution Of Types:

Swales in sand prairie haymeadows being mowed for hay

Sheyenne National Grasslands, T134N, R53W, Fifth Principal Meridian., Ransom County (North Dakota, North-Central U.S.A., Northern America)