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PLANTS

Lesser roundleaved orchid

Platanthera orbiculata

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Lesser roundleaved orchid, photo 1 of 5
Lesser roundleaved orchid, In flower
Lesser roundleaved orchid, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests.

There are 328 observations of Lesser roundleaved orchid in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Chaudière-Appalaches and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord51
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches39
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent37
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean35
  5. Capitale-Nationale34
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue33
  7. Laurentides29
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine16
  9. Outaouais16
  10. Estrie12
  11. Lanaudière11
  12. Mauricie11
  13. Montérégie2
  14. Nord-du-Québec1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Greater roundleaved orchidPlatanthera macrophylla
Canada mayflowerMaianthemum canadense
Hooker's orchidPlatanthera hookeri
Pink lady's-slipperCypripedium acaule
Northern small bog orchidPlatanthera obtusata
Roundleaf orchidGalearis rotundifolia
Showy orchidGalearis spectabilis
TOXIC
BluebeadClintonia borealis
Brown widelip orchidLiparis liliifolia
Boreal bog orchidPlatanthera dilatata
Small green wood orchidPlatanthera clavellata
Broadleaf helleborineEpipactis helleborine