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Aleutian Bog Orchid
Platanthera tipuloides
Platanthera tipuloides, the Aleutian bog orchid or Bering bog orchid, is a terrestrial orchid native to the United States, Russia, China, Japan and Korea.
From the article Platanthera tipuloides on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Platanthera tipuloides plants are 20–40 cm tall. There are one or two lance-shaped leaves at the base. There are up to 20 yellow flowers arranged in a spike. Flowering time is from May to July.
Range & habitat
Platanthera tipuloides is mainly found in northern Asia. In North America it only occurs on the Aleutian Islands. Plants grow at an elevation from 700 to 1700 m. They prefer forested slopes, or forest margins along valleys.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 140377.