| Platanthera bifolia |
| taxonomy | described by | (Linnaeus) Richard, Louis Claude Marie |
| published in | Mèmoires du Musèum d' Histoire Naturelle 4 : 57 1818 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Orchidoideae | |
| tribe | Orchideae | |
| subtribe | Orchidinae | |
| genus | Platanthera C. Richard 1817 | |
| chromosomes | 42 (GIROS) | |
| native of | origins | deciduous woods, edges of woods, shrubs, alpine meadows and dry meadows - this spontaneous orchid is present in many places in the Province of Bergamo |
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| altitude | 230 - 2120 m (760 - 7000 ft) | |
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| the plant | life form | geophyte |
| roots | two fusiform tuberoids | |
| nr. leaves | 2 basal e 2 / 6 upper | |
| height | 30 - 70 cm (12" - 28") | |
| nr. flowers | 15 - 20, fragrants | |
| blooming | may to luly | |
| index of rarity | 35,23 | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
