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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