Platanthera chlorantha, commonly known as greater butterfly-orchid, is a species of orchid in the genus Platanthera. It can be found throughout Europe and Morocco. The name Platanthera is derived from Greek, meaning "broad anthers", while the species name, chlorantha, means "green-flowered".
Greater butterfly-orchid is similar to lesser butterfly-orchid, Platanthera bifolia, which is about the same size, but with smaller flowers. Greater butterfly-orchid is a herbaceous perennial of medium height. Its leaves are broad, shiny and elliptical, with a large pair at the base, and much smaller, more lanceolate leaves up the stem. The flowers are greenish-white, scented of vanilla, with spreading sepals and petals. The lip of the flower is long, narrow and undivided. The flower has a very long spur. The flowers form a rather loose spike. The pollen masses diverge to touch both sides of the pollinating insect. Flowering in Britain is in June to July, but earlier in the south of Europe. The plant is found in woods, open scrub, and grassland including on chalk.[1]
Its world distribution is broadly endemic to Europe: from the British Isles in the west to European Russia and the Caucasus in the east; and from the coastal region of Norway to 65°N, down to the whole of Italy and the Balkans excluding most of Greece. There are scattered outliers in Spain, Turkey, and North Africa.[2][3] (Codes) [4]
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platanthera, chlorantha, commonly, known, greater, butterfly, orchid, species, orchid, genus, platanthera, found, throughout, europe, morocco, name, platanthera, derived, from, greek, meaning, broad, anthers, while, species, name, chlorantha, means, green, flo. Platanthera chlorantha commonly known as greater butterfly orchid is a species of orchid in the genus Platanthera It can be found throughout Europe and Morocco The name Platanthera is derived from Greek meaning broad anthers while the species name chlorantha means green flowered Greater butterfly orchid Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Order Asparagales Family Orchidaceae Subfamily Orchidoideae Genus Platanthera Species P chlorantha Binomial name Platanthera chlorantha Custer Rchb Synonyms Orchis chlorantha Custer basionym Habenaria chlorantha Custer Bab Orchis montana F W Schmidt Orchis virescens Zollik ex Gaud Platanthera montana F W Schmidt Rchb f Habenaria montana T Durand amp Schinz Habenaria montana F W Schmidt Druce Platanthera chlorantha var grandiflora M Schulze Flower Greater butterfly orchid is similar to lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia which is about the same size but with smaller flowers Greater butterfly orchid is a herbaceous perennial of medium height Its leaves are broad shiny and elliptical with a large pair at the base and much smaller more lanceolate leaves up the stem The flowers are greenish white scented of vanilla with spreading sepals and petals The lip of the flower is long narrow and undivided The flower has a very long spur The flowers form a rather loose spike The pollen masses diverge to touch both sides of the pollinating insect Flowering in Britain is in June to July but earlier in the south of Europe The plant is found in woods open scrub and grassland including on chalk 1 Its world distribution is broadly endemic to Europe from the British Isles in the west to European Russia and the Caucasus in the east and from the coastal region of Norway to 65 N down to the whole of Italy and the Balkans excluding most of Greece There are scattered outliers in Spain Turkey and North Africa 2 3 Codes 4 Notes edit Fitter 1974 p 282 Den virtuella floran http linnaeus nrm se flora mono orchida plata platchlv jpg World Checklist of Selected Plant Families World Checklist of Selected Plant Families TDWG Geocodes PDF References editRichard Fitter Alastair Fitter Marjorie Blamey The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe Collins London 1st Edition 1974 Den virtuella floran The virtual flora in Swedish http linnaeus nrm se flora mono orchida plataExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Platanthera chlorantha nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Platanthera chlorantha Den virtuella floran Platanthera chlorantha distribution Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Platanthera chlorantha amp oldid 1182026163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
