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June 2025

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Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl.

This species name was first published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. : 284 (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-0000274614.

Synonyms of Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Lysiella obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Rydb. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 104 (1900) wfo-0000231609
Orchis obtusata Banks ex Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 588 (1813) wfo-0000259723
Platanthera obtusata var. collectanea (Fernald) W.J.Schrenk Orchidee (Hamburg) 28: 69 (1977) wfo-0000274615
Platanthera obtusata f. collectanea (Fernald) P.M.Br. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 14 (1995) wfo-0000274616
Platanthera obtusata f. foliosa P.M.Br. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 13 (1995) wfo-0000274617
Platanthera obtusata subsp. obtusata Unknown wfo-0000274618
Habenaria obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Richardson Narr. Journey Polar Sea : 750 (1823) wfo-0000978273
Habenaria obtusata var. collectanea Fernald Rhodora 28: 175 (1926) wfo-0000978274