Platanthera chlorantha (Custer) Rchb.
(Greater Butterfly-orchid)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPlatanthera chlorantha (Greater Butterfly-orchid)
GenusPlatanthera (butterfly orchids)
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Platanthera chlorantha (Greater Butterfly-orchid) :
1: Platanthera chlorantha (Greater Butterfly-orchid)
7 Jun 2015 OSGR: ST81 50° 60’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Group of c. 10 plants
Image 1: Flower - close-upImage 2: Flower - close-up (2)Image 3: Flower - close-up - pale backgroundImage 4: Flower - close-up - pale background (2)Image 5: Flowers - close-upImage 6: Group of plantsImage 7: Group of plants (2)Image 8: InflorescenceImage 9: Inflorescence (2)Image 10: Inflorescence (3)Image 11: LeavesImage 12: Leaves (2)Image 13: Leaves (3)Image 14: Plant - close-upImage 15: Plant - in budImage 16: Plant - in flowerImage 17: Plant - in flower (2)
2: Platanthera chlorantha (Greater Butterfly-orchid)
19 Jun 2003 OSGR: SU78 51° 40’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Flowers just going over
Image 1: InflorescenceImage 2: Inflorescence (2)Image 3: LeavesImage 4: PlantImage 5: Plant (2)Image 6: Flower - enlargedImage 7: Flower - enlarged (2)Image 8: Flower - enlarged (3)
3: Platanthera chlorantha (Greater Butterfly-orchid)
20 Jun 1982 OSGR: SU08 51° 30’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Inflorescence - close-upImage 2: PlantImage 3: Flower - face view - enlarged
4: Platanthera chlorantha (Greater Butterfly-orchid)
18 Jun 1977 OSGR: SU72 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
in woodland
Image 1: Flower - old - enlarged
5: Platanthera chlorantha (Greater Butterfly-orchid)
10 Jun 1975 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Inflorescence - close-upImage 2: Plant - side viewImage 3: Flower - face view - enlargedImage 4: Flower - side view - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bateman, R.M. & Sexton, R. 2008 Is spur length of Platanthera species in the British Isles adaptively optimized or an evolutionary red herring? Watsonia Vol 27, part 1: 1-21.

Platanthera chlorantha (Greater Butterfly-orchid) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Platanthera chlorantha (Greater Butterfly-orchid)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Platanthera chlorantha (Greater Butterfly-orchid)
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