[Bog Orchids: The Genus Platanthera East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

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)

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) - Blunt-leaf Rein Orchid, Blunt-leaved Rein Orchid, One-flowered Rein Orchid, Small Northern Bog Orchid: Platanthera obtusata ssp. obtusata (Synonym: Habenaria obtusata)

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