Alaska Rein Orchid, Alaskan Rein Orchid, Short-spurred Bog Orchid, Short-spurred Piperia, Slender-spire Orchid
Platanthera unalascensis
Synonyms: Habenaria unalascencis, Habenaria schischmareffiana, Piperia unalascensis, Platanthera cooperi, Spiranthes unalascensis
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Tw0 close-up views of the flowers of Alaska rein-orchid as seen along the River Route Road in the upper Klickitat River Canyon........June 22, 2008. The spur measures 2-3 mm long, or much shorter than that of the similar elegant rein-orchid (Piperia elegans ssp. elegans).
Locations on Mt. Adams where this species has been seen:
1. Alaska rein-orchid may be seen along Cascade
Creek in the vicinity of Salt Creek on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.
2. It has also been seen along the upper Klickitat River.
3. South rim of the Klickitat River canyon in the Klickitat Canyon Community Forest
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Alaska rein-orchid as seen in bud along the south rim of the Klickitat River canyon in the Klickitat Canyon Community Forest..........June 4, 2022.
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Alaska rein orchids in bloom in open oak woodlands east of Canyon Creek, Klickitat Wildlife Area.....July 3, 2022. The pup in the first photo weighs 9 pounds for size comparison.
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of Alaska rein-orchid as seen along the River Route Road in the upper Klickitat River Canyon.........June 22, 2008.
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Additional close-ups of the flowers
of Alaska rein-orchid as seen in open woods at a DNR rock quarry atop the ridge
dividing the Dairy and Cougar Creek drainages.........July 10, 2005.
Paul Slichter