Platanthera chlorantha x bifolia = P. x hybrida Brügger
(hybrid butterfly-orchid)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species hybridPlatanthera chlorantha x bifolia = P. x hybrida (hybrid butterfly-orchid)
GenusPlatanthera (butterfly orchids)
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bateman, R.M. & Sexton, R. 2008 Is spur length of Platanthera species in the British Isles adaptively optimized or an evolutionary red herring? Watsonia Vol 27, part 1: 1-21.

Platanthera chlorantha x bifolia = P. x hybrida (hybrid butterfly-orchid) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Platanthera chlorantha x bifolia = P. x hybrida (hybrid butterfly-orchid)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Platanthera chlorantha x bifolia = P. x hybrida (hybrid butterfly-orchid)
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