Platanthera clavellata (Michaux) Luer. Subgenus: Blephariglottis. Section: Gymnadeniopsis. Small Green Wood Orchid, Green Woodland Orchid. Phen: Jun-Sep; Jul-Nov. Hab: Seepages, bogs, swamps, other wet places. Dist: NL (Newfoundland) and ND south to Panhandle FL and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = AqW, Ar, ETx1, FNA26, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Brown (2002), Efimov (2016), Luer (1975); = Gymnadeniopsis clavellata (Michx.) Rydb. – S, S13; = Habenaria clavellata (Michx.) Spreng. – C, G, GW1, Tat, Tx, WV, Correll (1950); > Habenaria clavellata (Michx.) Spreng. var. clavellata – F, RAB; > Habenaria clavellata var. ophioglossoides – F; > Habenaria clavellata (Michx.) Spreng. var. wrightii Olive – RAB
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily: 5
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