Platanthera chlorantha (Custer) Rchb.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Platanthera// Species: Platanthera chlorantha (Custer) Rchb.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Webb in Tutin et al. (1980).

Lifeform: Perrenial; geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Oak forests – on somewhat shaded locations among trees.

Flowering period: Spring: MAY.

Platanthera chlorantha – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – inflorescen. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – flowers. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – flower. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – flower. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – flower. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – flower. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – flower. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – side view of flower with ovary and spur; bract. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – side view of flower with ovary and spur; bract. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – side view of flower with ovary and spur; bract. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – side view of flower with ovary and spur; bract. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – side view of flower with ovary and spur; bract. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – flower buds. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – flower bud. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – stem. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – basal laves nd lower cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – basal laves nd lower cauline leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – basal leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – basal leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – tubers. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 12.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – flower. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – developing plant. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Platanthera chlorantha – capsules from the previous season. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region (towards Kochanski dol), 20.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Platanthera chlorantha (Custer) Rchb. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:651693-1 [Accessed 12.05.2024].

Platanthera L. C. M. Richard. Webb, D.A. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 331 – 332.