Platanthera obtusata, common name blunt-leaved orchid or small northern bog orchid, is a small species of orchid in the genus Platanthera. It widespread across much of the colder regions of the North America, though rare in some parts of its range.
It is pollinated by several species of mosquito as well as by other insects.
Taxonomy Platanthera obtusata was given its first scientific name, Orchis obtusata, by Frederick Traugott Pursh in 1813 who credited Joseph Banks for the name. The botanist John Lindley moved it to the genus Platanthera in 1835, creating its accepted name. Together with its genus it is part of the family Orchidaceae. It has no accepted subspecies, though the species Platanthera oligantha from Eurasia is included as one by some sources. It has seven synonyms.
Table of Synonyms Name Year Rank Notes Habenaria obtusata 1823 species ≡ hom. Habenaria obtusata var. collectanea 1926 variety = het. Lysiella obtusata 1900 species ≡ hom. Orchis obtusata 1813 species ≡ hom. Platanthera obtusata var. collectanea 1977 variety = het. Platanthera obtusata f. collectanea 1995 form = het. Platanthera obtusata f. foliosa 1995 form = het. Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym
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Plants of Wisconsin, Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium, Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl. Ontario Wildflowers Dempster Country, Central Yukon Species Inventory Project (CYSIP), Platanthera obtusata Northern Bog Orchid