Platanthera stricta Calflora

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Taxon Report

Platanthera stricta Lindl.

Slender bog orchid

2010 Keir Morse

2019 Karen Swift

2013 Chris Wagner

2008 Matt Below

Platanthera stricta is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search (36 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Platanthera
Family:	Orchidaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Habenaria hyperborea var. viridiflora
JEF + PLANTS	Habenaria saccata
PLANTS	Habenaria stricta
PLANTS	Limnorchis saccata
PLANTS	Limnorchis stricta
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Information about Platanthera stricta from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PLST4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/01/2023).