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Platanthera chlorantha (Custer) Rchb.

greater butterfly-orchid (Orchidaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadNegligible tendencySE
Plant Atlas 2020
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Platanthera chlorantha grows in well-drained base-rich sites across much of the British Isles.

Maidensgrove (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-06-17

 greater butterfly-orchid / Platanthera chlorantha: _Platanthera chlorantha_ grows in well-drained base-rich sites across much of the British Isles.

In Platanthera chlorantha, the pollinia are position quite far apart and not parallel; in Platanthera bifolia, they are closer together and parallel.

Temple Guiting (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2020-06-20

 greater butterfly-orchid / Platanthera chlorantha: In _Platanthera chlorantha_, the pollinia are position quite far apart and not parallel; in _Platanthera bifolia_, they are closer together and parallel.

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