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Crested Yellow Orchid (Platanthera cristata)

Description

Platanthera cristata is a orkid-art first described by Andr- Michaux , and got its current name by John Lindley . Platanthera cristata included in the genus night violets , and the family of orchids . No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life .

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Orchidaceae

              • Genus: Platanthera