Platanthera yosemitensis

Taxobox
name = "Platanthera yosemitensis"


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Orchidaceae
subfamilia = Orchidoideae
tribus = Orchideae
subtribus = Orchidinae
alliance = Orchis
genus = "Platanthera"
species = "P. yosemitensis"
species_authority = Colwell, Sheviak and P. Moore, 2007cite journal |last=Colwell |first=Alison E. L. |authorlink= |coauthors=Charles J. Sheviak and Peggy E. Moore |year=2007 |title=A NEW "PLATANTHERA" (ORCHIDACEAE) FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA |journal=Madroño |volume=54 |issue=1 |pages=86–93 | issn=0024-9637 | url=http://www.calbotsoc.org/madrono.html |accessdate= 2007-07-17 |doi=10.3120/0024-9637(2007)54 [86:ANPOFY] 2.0.CO;2 |doilabel=10.3120/0024-9637(2007)54[86:ANPOFY]2.0.CO;2 ]
binomial = "Platanthera yosemitensis"

"Platanthera yosemitensis" (Yosemite Bog-orchid) is a species of orchid that is endemic to nine wet montane meadows between the main stem and the South Fork of the Merced River in Yosemite National Park.

First collected in 1923, it was not identified as a distinct species until 2007. The species grows at altitudes of 1800–2700 m (6000–9000 ft.). The orchid has a foul smell that has variously been described as "corral of horses, asafetida, strong cheese, human feet, sweaty clothing, or simply disagreeable".cite web | author=United States Geological Survey |title=USGS Botanists Help Identify a New Orchid, the Yosemite Bog-Orchid | url=http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1706 | date=2007-07-16 | accessdate =2007-07-17] The orchid's yellow flowers are less than 8 mm (¼ in.) wide.

References

External links

* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19797088/ MSNBC article]
* [http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2007/07/rare-orchid-yosemite-identified-new-species National Parks Traveler article]