Platanthera zothecina (Higgins & Welsh) Kartesz & GandhiFamily:Orchidaceae Synonyms: Habenaria zothecina Higgins & Welsh; Limnorchis zothecina (Higgins & Welsh) W.A. Weber Description: Distinct from other species by the spur length which is 1.5-2 times as long as the lip. Distribution: Emery, Garfield, Grand, Uintah, and San Juan counties, Utah. Also in Moffat County, Colorado, and Navajo and Apache counties, Arizona; A. Clifford reported it from the Carrizo Mountains near the New Mexico State line in Apache County, Arizona. Plants Seen or Cited: Herbaria Collections: P. zothecina appears to never have been collected from New Mexico. Remarks: Status: Remove from list. Rare in Arizona and Utah, but there are no known occurrences of this plant from New Mexico. Important Literature: Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir No. 9. Information Compiled By: Daniela Roth |