Alaska Rein Orchid, Short-spurred Orchid, Short-spurred Piperia, Slender-spire Orchid
Platanthera unalascensis
Synonyms: Habenaria schischmareffiana, Habenaria unalascensis, Piperia unalascensis, Platanthera foetida, Spiranthes unalascensis
A close-up of a flower of Alaska rein orchid as seen on a meadow slope along the Hurricane Hill Trail in Olympic National Park........July 25, 2008.
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The photo at left shows a close-up of a portion of the inflorescence of Alaska rein orchid as seen on a meadow slope along the Hurricane Hill Trail in Olympic National Park........July 25, 2008. It can be seen in this view that the short stem is roughly equal in length to the flower pedicel.
The photo at right shows an Alaska rein orchid as seen on a meadow slope along the Hurricane Hill Trail in Olympic National Park........July 25, 2008.
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An Alaska rein orchid as seen under conifers along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000 at Bee Camp, south side of Red Buttes, Klamath National Forest........July14, 2020.
Paul Slichter