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Platanthera hyperborea in East Iceland
Scientific classification
Genus:	Platanthera
Species:	hyperborea
Synonyms
Orchis hyperborea L. Habenaria hyperborea (L.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton Gymnadenia hyperborea (L.) Link Limnorchis hyperborea (L.) Rydb. Orchis koenigii Gunnerus Orchis acuta Banks ex Pursh Habenaria borealis Cham. Platanthera koenigii (Gunnerus) Lindl. Platanthera borealis (Cham.) Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach Platanthera hyperborea var. minor Lange Limnorchis borealis (Cham.) Rydb. Limnorchis brachypetala Britton & Rydb. Habenaria dilatata var. borealis (Cham.) Muenscher

Platanthera hyperborea, the northern green orchid, is small orchid found only in Greenland, Iceland, and Akimiski Island in Canada. Numerous authors cite the species as widespread in other parts of Canada and also in the United States; such populations are more correctly referred to as Platanthera aquilonis.

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