Piperia elegans ssp. elegans - WTU Herbarium Image Collection

Vascular Plants - Orchidaceae - Piperia - Piperia elegans:

Piperia elegans ssp. elegans

elegant rein orchid, hillside rein orchid

Blooms: June - September
Habit: herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Distribution: British Columbia to California, east to Montana
Habitat: Mostly in dry, open woods and hills where moist in spring

Accepted Name:

Piperia elegans (Lindl.) Rydb. ssp. elegans

Synonyms:

Habenaria elegans (Lindl.) Boland.

Habenaria unalascensis (Spreng.) S. Watson var. maritima (Greene) Correll

Treated in Flora of the PNW as:

Habenaria elegans, Habenaria greenei

Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Piperia elegans ssp. elegans specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.

WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Piperia elegans ssp. elegans specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.

Washington Flora Checklist: Piperia elegans ssp. elegans treatment.

E-Flora BC: Piperia elegans ssp. elegans atlas page.

CalPhotos: Piperia elegans ssp. elegans images.

USDA Plants Database: Piperia elegans ssp. elegans.

Additional photographs of Piperia elegans ssp. elegans:

(click on a thumbnail to view larger photo)

Ben Legler, 2004

Jim Riley

Rod Gilbert, 2007

G. D. Carr, 2009

Ron Bockelman, 2010

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