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Accession Number 85002 Scientific Name Habenaria hyperborea (L.) R. Br. View Species Details » Common Name northern green orchid (Moss, 1983); northern green bog orchid, green-flowered bog orchid (Johnson et al., 1995). Family Orchidaceae Collected By Russell, William B. Date Collected 1975-08-15 Place Collected North America: Canada, Alberta, Nordegg Place Collected Details Rocky Mountain Foothills of west-central Alberta: ca. 2 km S of Nordegg, on coal mine. Growing in coal spoils on abandoned coal-mined land; subalpine zone. Found in sparce pioneer plant communities. Latitude 52.45 Longitude -116.083333 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) 2.323