- Platanthera, genus Platanthera - herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres
--1 is a kind of monocot genus, liliopsid genus
--1 is a member of Orchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid family
--1 has members:lesser butterfly orchid, Platanthera bifolia, Habenaria bifolia; greater butterfly orchid, Platanthera chlorantha, Habenaria chlorantha