[The Orchid Family East of the Cascade Mts.]
Rein or Bog Orchids East of the Cascade Mts.

The Genus Piperia

Long-spurred Rein Orchid: Piperia elegans ssp. elegans

White-flower Rein Orchid, White-flowered Piperia, White-lip Rein Orchid: Piperia candida -

Elegant Rein Orchid, Elegant Piperia, Hillside Rein Orchid, Long-spurred Rein Orchid: Piperia elegans ssp. elegans (Synonyms: Habenaria elegans, Habenaria greenei, Piperia maritima, Piperia multiflora) - Plants with fragrant odors. The spur is much longer than the lip.

Denseflower Rein Orchid, Dense-flower Rein Orchid, Green-flowered Piperia: Piperia elongata (Synonyms: Habenaria schischmareffiana, Habenaria unalascensis ssp. elata, Habenaria unalascensis var. elata, Piperia elegans var. elata) -

Royal Rein Orchid, Suksdorf's Piperia: Piperia transversa -

Alaska Rein Orchid, Short-spurred Bog Orchid, Short-spurred Piperia, Slender-spire Orchid: Piperia unalascencis (Synonyms: Habenaria schischmareffiana, Habenaria unalascencis, Platanthera unalascensis) - Plants with unpleasant odors. The spur is about as long as the lower lip, or slightly longer.

Paul Slichter