Difference between revisions of "Platanthera dilatata"

(Pursh) Lindley ex L. C. Beck

Bot. North. Middle States, 347. 1833.

Basionym: Orchis dilatata Pursh
Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata (Pursh) Hooker Limnorchis dilatata (Pursh) Rydberg
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 556. Mentioned on page 553, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561.
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Revision as of 17:40, 18 September 2019

Plants 11–130 cm or more. Leaves few–several, ascending to recurved-spreading, scattered along stem, gradually reduced to bracts distally; blade linear, linear-lanceolate, oblong, or oblanceolate, 3.5–32 × 0.3–7 cm. Spikes very lax to very dense. Flowers resupinate, rather showy, conspicuous, white; lateral sepals spreading to reflexed; petals ovate- to linear-lance-falcate, margins entire; lip descending or apex adhering to dorsal sepal and petal apices, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, without basal thickening, 4–11 × 2–5 mm, base slightly rounded-dilated to orbiculate, rarely rhombic, margins entire; rostellum lobes parallel to slightly divergent, directed downward, very small, obscure, rounded; pollinaria straight; pollinia remaining enclosed in anther sacs; ovary rather slender to stout, 5–15 mm. 2n = 42.

Discussion

Varieties 3 (3 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Key

1 Spur shorter than lip, clavate to slightly capitate. Platanthera dilatata var. albiflora
1 Spur nearly equaling to exceeding lip, slender to slightly clavate. > 2
2 Spur about equal to lip (mostly within 2 mm). Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata
2 Spur markedly exceeding lip (commonly 11/2 or more times length of lip). Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys