[Bog Orchids: The Genus Platanthera West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Canyon Bog Orchid, Sparse-flowered Bog Orchid

Platanthera sparsiflora

Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. laxiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora var. laxiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora var. sparsiflora, Limnorchis sparsiflora, Platanthera sparsiflora var. sparsiflora

Close-up of a flower of Canyon Bog Orchid, Sparse-flowered Bog Orchid: Platanthera sparsiflora (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. laxiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora var. laxiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora var. sparsiflora, Limnorchis sparsiflora, Platanthera sparsiflora var. sparsiflora)

Close-up of a flower of sparse-flowered bog orchid as seen in moist meadows near Bigelow Lake, Josephine County, Oregon..............July 14, 2012.

Close-up sideview of a flower of Canyon Bog Orchid, Sparse-flowered Bog Orchid: Platanthera sparsiflora (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. laxiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora var. laxiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora var. sparsiflora, Limnorchis sparsiflora, Platanthera sparsiflora var. sparsiflora) - Canyon Bog Orchid, Sparse-flowered Bog Orchid: Platanthera sparsiflora (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. laxiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora var. laxiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora var. sparsiflora, Limnorchis sparsiflora, Platanthera sparsiflora var. sparsiflora) - Canyon Bog Orchid, Sparse-flowered Bog Orchid: Platanthera sparsiflora (Synonyms: Habenaria dilatata, Habenaria dilatata var. laxiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora var. laxiflora, Habenaria sparsiflora var. sparsiflora, Limnorchis sparsiflora, Platanthera sparsiflora var. sparsiflora)

Additional close-up photos of sparse-flowered bog orchid as seen in moist meadows near Bigelow Lake, Josephine County, Oregon..............July 14, 2012.
Paul Slichter