Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Platanthera orbiculata
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Platanthera orbiculata
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Platanthera orbiculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Platanthera orbiculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Platanthera orbiculata var. orbiculata
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-03-007:
Habenaria orbiculata FAMILY Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lysias orbiculata
COMMON NAME:
Large Round-leaved Orchid, Dessert-plate Orchid
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_p_orbiculata
June Wautauga County NC
Flowering scape arises between a pair of distinctive flat rounded basal lvs, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Platanthera orbiculata
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Platanthera orbiculata
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Platanthera orbiculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Platanthera orbiculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Platanthera orbiculata var. orbiculata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-03-007:
Habenaria orbiculata
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lysias orbiculata
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