The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Family Name:
Orchidaceae
Genus:
Platanthera L. C. Rich L. C. Rich
Species:
Platanthera hyperborea (L.) R. Br. var. huronensis (Nutt.) Luer
Synonym(s):

Habenaria hyperborea (L.) R. Br. var. huronensis (Nutt.) Farw.

Species Common Name:
Leafy northern green orchid
Habitat:
Fens; seeps; moist woods
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare central, northwest and northeast: Cherokee County, Clay County, Dickinson county, Emmet county, Howard county, Story county 1890 and Winneshiek county n.d. (pre-1900)
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Des Moines Lobe: Fens
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e14992