platanthère d'Andrews vs habénaire clavellée

Platanthera andrewsii compared with Platanthera clavellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank platanthère d'Andrews habénaire clavellée
Kingdom same Plantae (plante) Plantae (plante)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Liliopsida (Monocots) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same Asparagales (Asparagales) Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family same Orchidaceae Orchidaceae
Genus same Platanthera Platanthera
Species Platanthera andrewsii Platanthera clavellata

Evolutionary Relationship

platanthère d'Andrews and habénaire clavellée share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Platanthera.

Conservation Status

platanthère d'Andrews

NE — Not Evaluated

habénaire clavellée

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute platanthère d'Andrews habénaire clavellée
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

platanthère d'Andrews

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

habénaire clavellée

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Sweden, and United States.

platanthère d'Andrews

The Andrews' Bog Orchid (Platanthera andrewsii) is a species in the genus Platanthera. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

habénaire clavellée

Platanthera clavellata, the small green wood orchid or club-spur orchid, is a terrestrial orchid in the family Orchidaceae native to eastern North America, from Newfoundland and Manitoba south to Florida and Texas. The species grows in a variety of moist to wet habitats including bogs, fens, wet meadows, seeps, swamps, and moist deciduous or coniferous forests. It typically produces a single large basal leaf and a slender flowering stem bearing small, greenish-white or pale yellow flowers arranged in a loose spike. Like other Platanthera orchids, it is pollinated by night-flying moths attracted to its faint fragrance. The club-shaped spur of the flower, which contains nectar, gives the species its common name. P. clavellata is not currently assessed by the IUCN (Not Evaluated), but is considered secure across much of its range in Canada and the eastern United States, though local populations may be threatened by wetland drainage, habitat conversion, and browsing by deer. The species depends on symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi in the soil for germination and early growth, as is typical for terrestrial orchids.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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