User:Taryn57/Platanthera brevifolia
| Taryn57/Platanthera brevifolia | |
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| Platanthera brevifolia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| Order: | Asparagales
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| Family: | Orchidaceae
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| Genus: | Platanthera
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| Species: | P. brevifolia
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Platanthera brevifolia, the shortflowered bog orchid or short-leaf bog orchid, is a terrestrial orchid of North America.
Description[edit]
Platanthera brevifolia plants are 16–60 cm tall. Their leaves are close to and sheathing the stem. Flowering time is from July to September, with up to 40 green to yellowish-green flowers. The flowers have a lip which can be 10 mm long and a long nectar spur of 9–20 mm[1][2][4][5].
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Platanthera brevifolia is found throughout Mexico and in the counties of Catron, Grant, Lincoln, Otero, and Sierra in the state of New Mexico in the United States[2]. It is found at an elevation of 1980–2700 m. The habitat is dry to moist gravel, loam and limestone near small drainages or streams. They prefer open coniferous forest or pine-oak woodland on flat to slightly-sloped areas, and appear as scattered individuals or small groups. [1][2][4][5]
Taxonomy[edit]
Platanthera brevifolia was first described by Edward Lee Greene in 1881 (as Habenaria brevifolia). Early authors placed it in Habenaria, but more recently it has been considered a member of Platanthera. It has also previously been considered a variety of Platanthera sparsiflora, but is currently regarded as its own species based on habitat, structure, and flower morphology. [2]
Mycorrhizae[edit]
Other orchids in the Platanthera genus, Platanthera bifolia and Platanthera chlorantha, were found to have dominant mycorrhizal fungi identified as members of the Ceratobasidiaceae[3]. Non-dominant fungi were identified as members of the Tulasnellaceae and Sebacinales[3]. Ceratorhiza fungi has also been found to encourage the development of another orchid in this genus, Platanthera praeclara[6].
References[edit]
- Argue, C.L. (2012). "Limnorchis Group". The Pollination Biology of North American Orchids. 1: 87–107.
- Coleman, R. A. (2002). The Wild Orchids of Arizona and New Mexico. Cornell University Press. pp. 147–183.
- Esposito, F.; Jacquemyn, H.; Waud, M.; Tyteca, D. (2016). "Mycorrhizal fungal diversity and community composition in two closely related Platanthera (Orchidaceae) species". PLoS One. 11 (10).
- ^ Jump up to:a b "Platanthera brevifolia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org | Flora of North America v 26 p 562, Platanthera brevifolia". efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ Jump up to:a b "Platanthera brevifolia – Wildflowers of New Mexico – Short-Leaf Bog Orchid". wildflowersnm.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- Sharma, J.; Zettler, L.W.; Van Sambeek, J.W.; Ellersieck, M.R.; Starbuck, C.J. (2003). "Symbiotic seed germination and mycorrhizae of federally threatened Platanthera praeclara (Orchidaceae)". The American midland naturalist. 149 (1): 104–120.