Platanthera clavellata

Family:ORCHIDACEAE
Species:Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer
Common Name:Little Club Spur Orchid; Small Woodland Orchid; Small Green Wood Orchid
Habitat:Disturbed open seepy habitats.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:PLCL
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, OBL (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyORCHIDACEAE - Orchid family
Genus Platanthera
Species Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer - Little Club Spur Orchid; Small Woodland Orchid; Small Green Wood Orchid

Citation

Citation Platanthera clavellata (Michaux) Luer, Native Orchids Florida 148. 1972.
Basionym: Orchis clavellata Michx. 1803.
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Denslovia clavellata Denslovia clavellata (Michaux) Rydberg, Brittonia 1: 86. 1931.Orchis clavellata Michaux 1803. 
Gymnadenia tridentata Gymnadenia tridentata (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Lindley, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 277. 1835.Orchis tridentata Muhlenberg ex Willdenow 1805. 
Gymnadenia tridentata var. clavellata Gymnadenia tridentata (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Lindley, var. clavellata (Michaux) A. W. Wood, Class-Book Bot., ed. 1861. 683. 1861.Orchis clavellata Michaux 1803. 
Gymnadeniopsis clavellata Gymnadeniopsis clavellata (Michaux) Rydberg, in Britton, Man. Fl. N. States 293. 1901.Orchis clavellata Michaux 1803. 
Habenaria clavellata var. ophioglossoides Habenaria clavellata (Michaux) Sprengel, var. ophioglossoides Fernald, Rhodora 48: 161. 1946. CANADA: Nova Scotia: Yarmouth Co.: Near Porcupine Lake, Arcadia, 2 Sep 1920, Fernald & Long 20839 (holotype: GH).
Habenaria tridentata Habenaria tridentata (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Hooker, Exot. Fl. 2: pl. 81. 1824.Orchis tridentata Muhlenberg ex Willdenow 1805. 
Habenaria clavellata Habenaria clavellata (Michaux) Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 3: 689. 1826.Orchis clavellata Michaux 1803. 
Habenaria clavellata var. wrightii    
Orchis clavellata Orchis clavellata Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 155. 1803.  
Orchis tridentata Orchis tridentata Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4: 41. 1805. PENNSYLVANIA
Peristylus clavellatus Peristylus clavellatus (Michaux) Kraenzlin, Orch. Gen. Sp. 1: 521. 1898.Orchis clavellata Michaux 1803. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Butler, Calhoun, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Hale, Houston, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lee, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UNAF, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1876 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AUA_ACC_48049 Autauga 27 Sep 1975 WILLIS, STEPHEN F.
1
AUA
PLATANTHERA CLAVELLATA (MICHX.) LUER
UNA00008642 Autauga 15 Sep 1979 Meigs, Russell A.
288
UNA
Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer
UNA00008678 Autauga 29 Aug 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
1165
UNA
Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer
UWAL0037070 Autauga 03 Sep 2013 Keener, Brian R.
8159
UWAL
Platanthera clavellata (Michaux) Leur
ALNHS00005073 Autauga 27 JUL 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3225
ALNHS
Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer
UWAL0043497 Baldwin 15 Jul 2002 Larsen, Harry S.
1018
UWAL
Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer
AMAL00017442 Baldwin 13 Aug 2008 Barger, T. Wayne
422
AMAL
Platanthera clavellata (Michaux) Luer
AUA_ACC_52032 Barbour 7 Oct 1993 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
8865
AUA
PLATANTHERA CLAVELLATA (MICHX.) LUER
JSU113554 Bibb 22 Jul 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11761
JSU
Platanthera clavellata (Michaux) Luer
AUA_ACC_63504 Bibb 7 Aug 2003 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
14071
AUA
PLATANTHERA CLAVELLATA (MICHX.) LUER
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