[Bog and Reing Orchids: The Genus Platanthera in Mt. Adams Country]

Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid

Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata

Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata

Flower of Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata) - Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata)

Two close-up images of the flower of dilated bog orchid. Note the long, narrow lower lip which is longer than the thick spur. Note also the two upper petals and partially fused sepals which form a hood. Photographed in wetland forest near Willard Springs in Conboy Lake NWR.........June 15, 2008.

Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata) - Inflorescence of Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata)

Dilated bog orchid photographed at left in wetland forest near Willard Springs in Conboy Lake NWR..........June 11, 2020. The photo at right shows dilated bog orchid blooming in a wet spot in TakhTakh Meadows, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......August 6, 2022.

Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata) - Inflorescence of Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata)

Dilated bog orchid as seen in wetlands along the Willard Springs Trail in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge..........May 24, 2016.

Raceme of Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata) - Inflorescence of Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata)

The photo at left shows a close-up of the inflorescence of dilated bog orchid. Photographed in wetland forest near Willard Springs in Conboy Lake NWR........June 15, 2008. The photo at right shows a close-up of the inflorescence of dilated bog orchid as seen at Muddy Meadows, Mt. Adams Wilderness......July 13, 2018.

Flower of Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata) - Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata) - Lower stem leaf of Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata)

The 3 photos directly above show close-up views (from left to right) of the flower, whole plant and lowest stem leaf of dilated bog orchid. Photographed in wetland forest near Willard Springs in Conboy Lake NWR.........June 15, 2008. Click each photo to see an enlarged version.

Flower of Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of dilated bog orchid as seen in meadows immediately to the north of Hellroaring Meadows adjacent to the Island Springs Trail #66 on Yakama Nation lands at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........July 17, 2005. Note the thick, in this case, greenish spur which is about equal in length to the lower lip of the flower.

Habitat of Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata)

Wetland habitat of the white bog orchid as seen at Willard Springs, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.........June 20, 2013.

Raceme of Dilated Bog Orchid, Scentbottle, Scent Bottle Orchid, White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. angustifolia, Habenaria dilatata var. dilatata, Limnorchis dilatata)

Dilated bog orchid as seen along the Round the Mt. Trail on the south side of Mt. Adams.........August 7, 1990.

Paul Slichter