We found 1 definitions of genus platanthera from 1 different sources.
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genus platanthera - herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres | ||
Platanthera, genus Platanthera | ||
liliopsid genus, monocot genus genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed | ||
family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers | ||
habenaria bifolia, lesser butterfly orchid, platanthera bifolia south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria |