Blunt-leaf Rein Orchid, Blunt-leaved Rein Orchid, One-flowered Rein Orchid, Small Northern Bog Orchid
Platanthera
obtusata ssp. obtusata
Synonym: Habenaria obtusata
![Blunt-leaf Rein Orchid, Blunt-leaved Rein Orchid, One-flowered Rein Orchid, Small Northern Bog Orchid: Platanthera obtusata ssp. obtusata (Synonym: Habenaria obtusata)](obtusata/obtusata07-12-2015a.jpg)
Blunt-leaf rein orchid as seen past bloom along the margins of a fen around a lake in the Okanogan Highlands of north-central Washington..........July 12, 2015.
- ![Blunt-leaf Rein Orchid, Blunt-leaved Rein Orchid, One-flowered Rein Orchid, Small Northern Bog Orchid: Platanthera obtusata ssp. obtusata (Synonym: Habenaria obtusata)](obtusata/obtusata07-12-2015d.jpg)
Photos of the basal leaves and last year's seed heads of blunt-leaf rein orchid. While looking for this orchid, we were instructed to look for something that looks like queen's cup (Clintonia uniflora), but only with one basal leaf. This is a sensitive species in both Oregon and Washington.
Paul Slichter