White-flowered Piperia, White-flower Rein Orchid, White-lip Rein Orchid
Platanthera ephemerantha
Synonyms: Habenaria unalascensis, Piperia candida
Flowers of white-flowered rein orchid as seen at a bald at Helispot #122 near the junction of the School Canyon and Little Badger Creek Trails, Badger Creek Wilderness. Note the white flowers..........June 14, 2014. Alaska rein orchid (Piperia unalaschensis) is similar but with greenish or translucent flowers.
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White-flowered rein orchid as seen at a bald at Helispot #122 near the junction of the School Canyon and Little Badger Creek Trails, Badger Creek Wilderness. Note the white flowers..........June 14, 2014. Note the interesting variegated leaves of the individual (one of many) about one-half mile above the trailhead for School Canyon Trail.
Paul Slichter