Platanthera zothecina (Alcove Bog Orchid)

Family

ORCHIDACEAE

Synonyms

HABENARIA ZOTHECINA; LIMNORCHIS ZOTHECINA

Common Name

Alcove Bog Orchid

Agency Status
USFWS	State of NM	USFS	BLM	Navajo Nation	State Rank	Global Rank	R-E-D Code	NMRPTC Status	Strategy Status
								D

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.

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

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