About Platanthera hookeri (Torr.) Lindl.
Platanthera hookeri, commonly known as Hooker's orchid, prefers partial shade and grows in dry or mesic forests, and in both deciduous and coniferous woodlands. Hooker's orchid blooms in June and July, and its flowers are pollinated by skippers and nocturnal moths. While the flowers have a hook-like shape, the species is actually named after William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865). Plants of this species typically bear between 6 and 25 yellow-green, bractless flowers. On these flowers, the lateral petals and dorsal sepal converge toward each other, and the labellum curves upward. The roots of Platanthera hookeri are used as a nerve calming agent, to relieve urinary and gastric issues, and as a stimulant.
