Platanthera unalascensis (Spreng.) Kurtz belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 5 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Platanthera
Specific Epithet
unalascensis
Authorship
(Spreng.) Kurtz
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#175,037 of 335,497
Top 53%
Extinction probability
12%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley
44.158000, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Idaho, Adams
45.189778, -116.304556
Location Remarks
Hwy 55 along the Little Salmon River. Ca. 19 km S of Pollock. Coarse basalt gravel on roadside turnout above the river. 976 m elev.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Idaho, Boise
44.083139, -115.754194
Location Remarks
Ca. 4.2 km N of Banks-Lowman Rd (Hwy 17) on Scott Mtn Lookout Rd. (FSR 555BC). Elev. 1170 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Gavin Cottrell, Colin Cotrell
Notes
Dry, shady roadbank, in ponderosa-doug fir forest. Along Karney Cr. Coordinate data withheld.
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley
44.158000, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
Location
United States, Idaho, Bear Lake
42.431667, -111.562722
Location Remarks
Sherman Peak Area. Follow North Canyon Rd. (Forest Road 401) ) from Hwy 36 near E entrance to Emmigration Canyon. At intersection of Bartlett Lake and North Canyon Rd. (1.9 mi. from Hwy 36), go W on N Canyon Rd. past Mill Hollow Rd. At 4.7 mi. from Hwy 36 turn N at Meadow Creek (FR 425). Stop along Meadow Creek, ca. 0.8 mi. N of North Canyon Rd.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Patches of Douglas fir on N slope, and maple-riparian along the creek.