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OverviewAI-generated
Platanthera bifolia, commonly known as the Lesser butterfly-orchid, is a species within the plant kingdom Plantae. It belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta, class Liliopsida, and order Asparagales. The species is classified in the family Orchidaceae. A related species, Platanthera chlorantha, is described as having flowers more strongly tinged than those of P. bifolia.
Records for this organism are held by institutions including the University of Alberta Museums, Trom, and CAS. Documented occurrences have been recorded in Finland, Norway, France, the Czech Republic, and Sweden. The species has 20,770 observations on iNaturalist and 233,937 occurrences in the GBIF database. Additionally, 3,668 records and 2,680 media files are available through iDigBio.
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Species
Lesser butterfly-orchid
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
General: Like Platanthera bifolia but flowers more strongly tinged
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,668
- With media
- 2,680
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, TROM, CAS
- Recorded in
- Finland, Norway, France, Czech Republic, Sweden, Germany, Austria
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Platanthera
- Image
- Platanthera bifolia (flower).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
Platanthera bifolia, commonly known as the lesser butterfly-orchid, is a species of orchid in the genus Platanthera, having certain relations with the genus Orchis, where it was previously included and also with the genus Habenaria. It is a Palaearctic species occurring from Ireland in the west, across Europe and Asia to Korea and Japan. It is also found in North Africa. The name Platanthera is derived from Greek, meaning 'broad anthers', while the species name, bifolia, means 'two leaves'.
Identification
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Platanthera bifolia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.