Calflora Taxon Report
Platanthera leucostachys  Lindl.

(not an active name)
Sierra bog orchid,   White bog orchid,   White flowered bog orchid,   White rein orchid
Platanthera leucostachys is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Platanthera
Family: Orchidaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Coastal Prairie, wetland-riparian
Name Status:

Alternate Names:
OTHERHabenaria dilatata
JEF + PLANTSPlatanthera dilatata var. leucostachys
Information about Platanthera leucostachys from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (PLDIL)

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