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Bog candles (Platanthera dilatata leucostachys)

Description

Platanthera dilatata is an orchid species first described by Frederick Traugott Pursh and now became known as John Lindley and Lewis Caleb Beck Platanthera dilatata is included in the genus night violins and the family orchids

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Orchidaceae

              • Genus: Platanthera