Piperia elegans
(Lindley) Rydberg [ Platanthera elegans ] Lindley
[Habenaria michaeli] Greene
Elegant Piperia
Many-flowered Piperia
Wood-rein Orchid
Location | British Columbia. |
Specific Habitat | A common plant of the mountainous Pacific Northwest, more restricted than P. unalascensis. Grows in leafy humus of open woods, in ravines and on mountainsides, at low altitudes and at sea level. |
Flowering Season | Late July to mid-August. |
Description |
Height: to 90 cm., plant slender to stout, glabrous. |
Comments | Reaches its peak of flowering a little later in the season than P. unalascensis |
References | The Native Orchids of the United States and Canada excluding Florida. |
Habitat | Plant | Flower |
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