''Platanthera aquilonis'', the northern green orchid or north wind bog orchid, is a species of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

native to the

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and

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. It is closely related to ''

Platanthera huronensis ''Platanthera huronensis'', the Huron green orchid, is a species of orchid native to the United States and Canada. It has a discontinuous range, the eastern range including eastern Canada from eastern Manitoba to Labrador, plus New England and th ...

'' and ''

Platanthera dilatata ''Platanthera dilatata'', known as tall white bog orchid, bog candle, or boreal bog orchid is a species of orchid, a flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to North America. It was first formally described in 1813 by Frederick Traugot ...

'' and had long been confused with ''

Platanthera hyperborea ''Platanthera hyperborea'', the northern green orchid, is small orchid found only in Greenland, Iceland, and Akimiski Island in Canada. Numerous authors cite the species as widespread in other parts of Canada and also in the United States; such ...

'' until it was described as a separate species in 1999.

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