Calflora: Platanthera stricta

Calflora

Taxon Report 6632

Platanthera stricta Lindley

Slender bog orchid

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Platanthera stricta, a monocot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

It is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 4.2 (limited distribution). 7th Edition / 8th Edition


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	ORCHIDACEAE
Genus:	Platanthera

Community:	wetland-riparian
Wetlands:	Usually occurs in wetlands, but occasionally found in non wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + CNPS + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Habenaria hyperborea var. viridiflora
PLANTS:	Platanthera hyperborea var. viridiflora
PLANTS:	Platanthera dilatata var. gracilis
PLANTS:	Platanthera convallariifolia
PLANTS:	Limnorchis viridiflora
PLANTS:	Limnorchis stricta
PLANTS:	Limnorchis saccata
PLANTS:	Habenaria stricta
PLANTS:	Platanthera saccata
TJM2 + PLANTS:	Habenaria saccata

More information about Platanthera stricta


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (PLST4)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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