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Accession Number 85001 Scientific Name Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart. View Species Details » Common Name frog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis Family Orchidaceae Collected By Russell, William B. Date Collected 1975-08-04 Place Collected North America: Canada, Alberta, Mountain Park Place Collected Details Rocky Mountain Foothills of west-central Alberta: near Mountain Park, on west coal strip mine. Growing in coal spoils on abandoned strip mined land; subalpine zone. Found in sparce pioneer plant communities. Latitude 52.933333 Longitude -117.3 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) 2.317