[Helleborines: The Genus Epipactis West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Giant Helleborine, Stream Orchid

Epipactis gigantea

Synonyms: Amesia gigantea, Epipactis gigantea f. citrina, Epipactis gigantea f. rubrifolia, Helleborine gigantea

Chatterbox, Giant Helleborine, Stream Orchid: Epipactis gigantea (Synonyms: Amesia gigantea, Epipactis gigantea f. citrina, Epipactis gigantea f. rubrifolia, Helleborine gigantea)

This is a close-up frontal view of the flower of giant helleborine as seen along the Little River in the Umpqua National Forest......June 26, 2005.

Chatterbox, Giant Helleborine, Stream Orchid: Epipactis gigantea (Synonyms: Amesia gigantea, Epipactis gigantea f. citrina, Epipactis gigantea f. rubrifolia, Helleborine gigantea)

This is a close-up sideview of the flower of giant helleborine as seen along the Little River in the Umpqua National Forest.......June 26, 2005.
Paul Slichter