''Platanthera hyperborea'', the northern green orchid, is small orchid found only in

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is ...

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...

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Akimiski Island Akimiski Island is the largest island in James Bay (a southeasterly extension of Hudson Bay), Canada, which is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the territory of Nunavut. It has an area of , making it the 163rd largest island in the world, and C ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

. Numerous authors cite the species as widespread in other parts of Canada and also in the United States; such populations are more correctly referred to as '' Platanthera aquilonis''.

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Flora of Iceland elements: ''Platanthera hyperborea'', Northern Green OrchidCanadian Native Orchids, ''Platanthera aquilonis'' SheviakFlickr, photo of Northern green orchid ''(Platanthera hyperborea)'' in Haukadalur, south Iceland.
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hyperborea In Greek mythology, the Hyperboreans ( grc, Ὑπερβόρε(ι)οι, ; la, Hyperborei) were a mythical people who lived in the far northern part of the known world. Their name appears to derive from the Greek , "beyond Boreas" (the God of ...

Flora of Greenland Flora of Iceland Flora of Nunavut Orchids of Canada Plants described in 1767 Flora without expected TNC conservation status