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Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl.

This species name was first published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 294 (1835)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000274471.

Synonyms of Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Orchis fimbriata Aiton Hort. Kew. 3: 297 (1789) wfo-0000259248
Orchis grandiflora Bigelow Fl. Boston. , ed. 2: 321 (1824) wfo-0000259319
Platanthera fimbriata (Aiton) Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 293 (1835) wfo-0000274442
Platanthera grandiflora f. albiflora (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Catling Naturaliste Canad. 109: 277 (1982) wfo-0000274472
Platanthera grandiflora f. bicolor P.M.Br. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 12 (1995) wfo-0000274473
Platanthera grandiflora f. carnea P.M.Br. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 12 (1995) wfo-0000274474
Platanthera grandiflora f. mentotonsa (Fernald) P.M.Br. Wild Fl. Notes 3: 22 (1988) wfo-0000274475
Blephariglottis grandiflora (Bigelow) Rydb. Man. Fl. N. States : 296 (1901) wfo-0000343604
Blephariglottis psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) J.H.Schaffn. Cat. Ohio Vasc. Pl. : 161 (1914) wfo-0000791775
Habenaria psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) A.Gray Amer. J. Sci. Arts 38: 310 (1840) wfo-0000795834
Platanthera fimbriata var. grandiflora (Bigelow) Hook. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 200 (1839) wfo-0000798932
Platanthera psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) Torr. Fl. New York 2: 278 (1843) wfo-0000798937
Blephariglottis grandiflora f. albiflora (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Baumbach & P.M.Br. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009) wfo-0000911728
Blephariglottis grandiflora f. bicolor (P.M.Br.) Baumbach & P.M.Br. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009) wfo-0000911729
Blephariglottis grandiflora f. carnea (P.M.Br.) Baumbach & P.M.Br. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009) wfo-0000911730
Blephariglottis grandiflora f. mentotonsa (Fernald) Baumbach & P.M.Br. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009) wfo-0000911731
Fimbriella grandiflora (Bigelow) Efimov Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 40: 49 wfo-0000912664
Fimbriella psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) Butzin Willdenowia 11: 324 (1981) wfo-0000967086
Habenaria fimbriata (Aiton) R.Br. Hortus Kew. 5: 193 (1813) wfo-0000977617
Habenaria fimbriata f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield Fl. Mt. Desert Isl. : 153 (1894) wfo-0000977618
Habenaria fimbriata f. mentotonsa Fernald Rhodora 48: 184 (1946) wfo-0000977619
Habenaria grandiflora (Bigelow) Torr. ex L.C.Beck Bot. North. Middle States : 349 (1833) wfo-0000977725