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Platanthera hookeri (Torrey ex A. Gray) Lindley. Subgenus: Platanthera. Section: Lysias. Common name: Hooker's Orchid. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Rich moist forests. Distribution: NS and NF west to MB, s to n. NJ, sw. PA, nw. VA (Rockingham County), sc. OH, n. IN, n. IL, and c. IA.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA26, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Efimov (2016); = Habenaria hookeri Torr. ex A.Gray — C, G; = Lysias hookeri (Torr. ex A.Gray) Rydb.; > Habenaria hookeri Torr. ex A.Gray var. abbreviata Fernald — F; > Habenaria hookeri Torr. ex A.Gray var. hookeri — F. Basionym: Habenaria hookeri Torr. ex A.Gray 1835

Links to other floras: = Platanthera hookeri - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 1

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