bog orchid

See also: bog-orchid

English

Habenaria longicauda

Hammarbya paludosa

Platanthera huronensis

Noun

bog orchid (plural bog orchids)

1. Any of several small orchids of the genus Habenaria that grow in peaty wet ground.
2. A small orchid, Hammarbya paludosa that grows in bogs in temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
3. Any of several small orchids of the genus Platanthera that grow in wet ground in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Synonyms

• (Hammarbya paludosa): bog adder's-mouth, bog adder's-mouth orchid

Hyponyms

• (Platanthera spp.): Hawaii bog orchid (Platanthera holochila), Hooker's bog orchid, small northern bog orchid (Platanthera obtusata), sparse-flowered bog orchid (Platanthera sparsiflora), slender bog orchid (Platanthera stricta), Yosemite bog orchid (Platanthera yosemitensis), alcove bog orchid (Platanthera zothecina)

Translations

orchid of genus Habenaria

• Finnish: ripsukämmekkä (fi)

Hammarbya paludosa

• Bulgarian: блатна хамарбия f (blatna hamarbija)
• Finnish: suovalkku (fi)

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• Irish: ^{(please verify)} magairlín an chorraigh m

Further reading

• bog orchid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “bog orchid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Habenaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hammarbya paludosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Platanthera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Habenaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hammarbya paludosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Platanthera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Habenaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hammarbya paludosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Platanthera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons