A Digital Flora
of Newfoundland and Labrador
Vascular Plants



Family Orchidaceae
Genus Platanthera: Rein Orchids

4. Additional Species Group




Platanthera hookeri (Torr. ex A. Gray) Lindl






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Page created August 25, 2007
Page last updated March 14, 2022




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Platanthera blephariglottis var. blephariglottis
Platanthera blephariglottis var. blephariglottis [yellow form]
Platanthera clavellata var. ophioglossoides
Platanthera hookeri
Platanthera obtusata subsp. obtusata
Platanthera obtusata subsp. obtusata var. collectanea
Platanthera obtusata subsp. obtusata var. foliosa [var. perhaps not valid]
Platanthera xvossii





Platanthera blephariglottis (Willdenow) Lindley var. blephariglottis  -  White Fringed Orchid - [NF]
Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland. Rocky Harbour Bog. June 30, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flowers
Flowers
Inflorescence
Whole Plants
Cheeseman Provincial Park, Newfoundland. Bog. July 3, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower, Side View
Inflorescence
Habitat
Cheeseman Provincial Park, Newfoundland. Bog. July 22, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Little Soldier's Pond, along Trans Canada Highway, south of St. John's, Newfoundland. Bog. August 4, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower, Side View
Flower, Side View
Flowering Spike
Little Soldier's Pond, just "west" of Foxtrap Junction, on the Trans Canada Highway, Newfoundland. August 4, 1996. [Transparencies - Howard Clase]
Flowers, Closeup
Flower Head
Whole Plant
Habitat

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Platanthera blephariglottis (Willdenow) Lindley var. blephariglottis [yellow form]  -  White Fringed Orchid - [NF]
Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland. Rocky Harbour Bog. June 30, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower

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Platanthera clavellata (Michaux) Luer [var. ophioglossoides (Fernald) P. M. Brown]  -  Green Woodland Orchid, Clubspur Orchid - [NF]
Pouch Cove to Shoe Cove section of the East Coast Trail, Newfoundland. June 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Closeup of Flowers
Closeup of Flowers
Closeup of Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Whole Plant
J. T. Cheeseman Provincial Park, near Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. Shrubby sphagnum bog. July 3, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plants
Habitat
Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. Lighthouse Road. Sphagnum bog. July 11, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flowers
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Whole Plant
Whole Plants
Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. Lighthouse Road. Sphagnum bog. July 14, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland. Area of the "Ragged Rocks". Coastal heath. July 20, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Inflorescence
Flower
Flower
Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Beothuk Camping Park, just west of town along Trans Canada Highway. Mixed woods. July 30, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Developing Capsules
Whole Plant in Fruit
La Manche Provincial Park, Newfoundland. Wet fen. August 16, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers

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Platanthera hookeri (Torrey ex A. Gray) Lindley  -  Hooker's Orchid - [NF - RARE]
Between Cap St. George and Mainland, Newfoundland. Limestone heath. High ground. June 9, 2001. [Transparencies - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Plant in Bud
Plant in Bud Leaves rolled
Cape St. George, Newfoundland. Along the highway to Mainland. Above Big Cove. Limestone area. July 2, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower, Side View
Flower, Side View
Flower, Side View
Flower, 3/4 Below View
Flower, 3/4 Front View
Flower, 3/4 Front View
Flower, Front View
Flower, Top View
Flower, 3/4 Top View
Flower, 3/4 Top View
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Inflorescence
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plants

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Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindley subsp. obtusata  -  Bluntleaf Bog Orchid - [NF, LAB]
Port au Choix, Newfoundland. National Park trail to Crow Head. Open coniferous woods. Limestone area. June 29, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower, Young
Flower, Young
Inflorescence
Inflorescence, Young
Leaf
Leaf
Whole Plant
Whole Plants
Burgeo, Newfoundland. Sandbanks Provincial Park. Open coniferous woods. July 15, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers
Flowers
Dried-up Capsules
Whole Plant
Burnt Cape, Newfoundland. Stunted coniferous woods. Limestone area. July 22, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant
St. Barbe, Newfoundland. Deep Cove Heritage Trail. Fen. August 6, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flowers
Flowers
Whole Plant in Habitat
Cape St. Francis Lighthouse Road, Newfoundland. About 1.4 km N of Pouch Cove town limit. Fen. August 24, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Fruits
Fruits
Whole Plant, in Fruit

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Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindley subsp. obtusata var. collectanea Fernald  -  Bluntleaf Bog Orchid - [NF, LAB]
Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Near Lighthouse. Limestone heath. June 26, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Inflorescence
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Lower Cove, east of Big Brook, Newfoundland. Along old highway east of the cove. Limestone scrub-heath. June 26, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Budding Inflorescence
Budding Inflorescence
Budding Inflorescence
Budding Inflorescence
Budding Inflorescence
Budding Inflorescences
Whole Plant, Budding Inflorescences
Whole Plant, Budding Inflorescence
Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Near Lighthouse. Limestone heath. July 1, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Budding Inflorescence
Budding Inflorescence
Budding Inflorescence
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Habitat
L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Near "Norstead". Coastal meadows, near beach. July 1, 2005. [Digital - Carl Munden]
Whole Plants
Plants in Habitat
Just south of Watts Point, Newfoundland. Coastal heath. Limestone area. July 8, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers
Flowers and Leaves
Whole Plants
Whole Plants in Habitat
Cape Norman, Newfoundland. Near Lighthouse. Limestone heath. July 20, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower
Flowers
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Inflorescence
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant

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Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindley subsp. obtusata var. foliosa P. M. Brown [variety perhaps not valid; leaf number appears to vary on the same plants from year to year]  -  Bluntleaf Bog Orchid - [NF, LAB]
Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland. Gros Morne Mountain Trail. June 30, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower
Flower, and Moth
Flower, and Moth
Flower, and Moth
Flower, and Moth
Flower, and Moth
Flowers, and Moth
Inflorescences
Leaves
Leaves
Whole Plant
Whole Plants
Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland. Gros Morne National Park. Berry Head Pond Trail. August 4, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Capsules
Fruiting Inflorescence
Whole Plant

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