ELEGANT REIN ORCHID

Class: Platanthera, Habenaria unalascensis subsp. elata, unalascensis var. elata

Family: ORCHID FAMILY

Sub Family: Orchidaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Elegant Piperia, Long-spiked Piperia

Colour: Greenish-white to white

Height: 25-40 cm (10-16")

Each Flower: 3 petals and 3 sepals all similar in colour; upper sepal and petals on either side have green central band; lower petal forms lip, bounded on either side by sepals, all 3 being greenish-white with no central green band; flower narrows into long spur at least twice as long as lip, the whole being borne on long, twisted ovary

Leaves: 2 or 3 leaves at base, 10-20 cm (4-8") long and usually withered by the time flowers are blooming

Stems: Round, rigid, smooth, and green with several green bracts scatters up length

Blooming Period: July - August

Habitat: Dry or moist slopes in shady areas

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