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December 2023

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Platanthera purpurascens (Rydb.) Sheviak & W.F.Jenn.

This species name was first published in N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 3: 445 (1997) Link to external nomenclature reference

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-0000274669.

Synonyms of Platanthera purpurascens (Rydb.) Sheviak & W.F.Jenn.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Limnorchis purpurascens Rydb. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 269 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000227634
Platanthera hyperborea var. purpurascens (Rydb.) Luer Native Orchids U.S. & Canada excluding Florida : 234 (1975) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000274514
Habenaria hyperborea var. purpurascens (Rydb.) Ames Orchidaceae 4: 90 (1910) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000795810
Habenaria purpurascens (Rydb.) Tidestr. Fl. Ariz. New Mex. : 731 (1941) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000978490