bog orchid

See also: bog-orchid

English edit

Habenaria longicauda

Hammarbya paludosa

Platanthera huronensis

Noun edit

bog orchid (plural bog orchids)

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

Synonyms edit

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

Hyponyms edit

(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 edit

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