[Rein-orchids: The Genus Planthera (formerly the Genus Piperia) East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

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

Elegant Rein Orchid, Elegant Piperia, 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) - Elegant Rein Orchid, Elegant Piperia, 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) - Elegant Rein Orchid, Elegant Piperia, 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) - Flower of Elegant Rein Orchid, Elegant Piperia, 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)

Elegant rein orchids observed in bloom along the Stubblefield Trail (near the headquarters) in Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.......July 4, 2018.

Inflorescence of Elegant Rein Orchid, Elegant Piperia, 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)

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