Platanthera Rich.
(butterfly orchids)

Interactions where Platanthera is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Trichocladium opacum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Sordariales: Chaetomiaceae Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Platanthera/Platantherabutterfly orchidsdeadstem effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Kirk, P.M., 1994Trichocladium opacumI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1202.

Platanthera (butterfly orchids) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Platanthera bifolia
Lesser Butterfly-orchid
Species 6 trophisms 2 references
Platanthera chlorantha
Greater Butterfly-orchid
Species 6 trophisms 1 references
Platanthera chlorantha x bifolia = P. x hybrida
hybrid butterfly-orchid
Species hybrid 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPlatanthera (butterfly orchids)
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Platanthera (butterfly orchids)

Platanthera (butterfly orchids) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Platanthera (butterfly orchids):

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