Species

Platanthera sparsiflora (Sparse-flowered bog orchid)

Platanthera sparsiflora. Photo: (c) Joey Santore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Platanthera sparsiflora is a species of orchid known by the common name sparse-flowered bog orchid. It is native to the forests and meadows of the western United States (Colorado and New Mexico west to California, plus Washington and Oregon), and also south to Baja California.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Asparagales (Agaves, orchids, irises, and allies)
        Family: Orchidaceae (Orchids)
        Subfamily: Orchidoideae (Orchidoid orchids)
        Tribe: Orchideae
        Subtribe: Orchidinae
        Genus: Platanthera (Bog orchids)
        Species: Platanthera sparsiflora (Sparse-flowered bog orchid)

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