Elegant Piperia, Elegant Rein Orchid, Elegant Rein-orchid, Hillside Rein Orchid, Hillside Rein-orchid, Long-spurred Rein Orchid
Platanthera elegans
Synonyms: Habenaria elegans, Habenaria greenei, Habenaria unalascensis var. elata, Piperia elegans ssp.
elegans, Piperia maritima, Piperia multiflora
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Elegant rein orchids observed in bloom along the Stubblefield Trail (near the headquarters) in Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.......July 4, 2018.
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence
of elegant rein-orchid as seen in open woods along the Klickitat River in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area.........June 28, 2009.
The photos here show the upper sepal to be whitish, which is
one way to identify Piperia elegans from Piperia unalascensis. Note also the long, slender, curved spur of this species.
Paul Slichter