Kebnat
PLANTS

Northern green orchid

Platanthera aquilonis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Northern green orchid, photo 1 of 5
Northern green orchid, In flower
Northern green orchid, In fruit
5–60 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 5–60 cm. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 253 observations of Northern green orchid in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

JFMAMJJASOND

Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord90
  2. Nord-du-Québec59
  3. Capitale-Nationale30
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine21
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  6. Estrie9
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  10. Montérégie5
  11. Outaouais3
  12. Centre-du-Québec2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Huron green orchidPlatanthera huronensis
Northern bog orchidPlatanthera hyperborea
Longbract frog orchidDactylorhiza viridis
Alaska bog orchidPlatanthera unalascensis
Boreal bog orchidPlatanthera dilatata
Southern rein orchidPlatanthera flava
Green fringed orchidPlatanthera lacera
White fringed orchidPlatanthera blephariglottis
Northern small bog orchidPlatanthera obtusata
Hooded ladies'-tressesSpiranthes romanzoffiana
Vanilla-scented bog orchidPseudorchis straminea
Broadleaf helleborineEpipactis helleborine