Native Orchids of the Pacific Northwest and the Canadian Rockies (and Elsewhere)

This plant is a natural hybrid between Platanthera dilatata var. albiflora and Platanthera stricta .  We have found it in several places wh...

This is the easiest of the Platantheras to identify on account of its pure white flowers and its sweet scent. Its white flowers make it mor...

Platanthera chorisiana is one of the rarest orchids of the Northwest, and also one of the tiniest and hardest to find.  It grows in high al...

This is one of the green-flowered Platantheras , which I find incredibly hard to distinguish, both because many of the species are similar, ...

This rather common and insignificant species is one we have seen only a few times.  It ranges from Alaska all across Canada and through most...

Platanthera transversa , the Flat-spurred Piperia is a smaller plant with small but unusual flowers.  It's name refers to the position ...

Not nearly as impressive as its big brother, the Elegant Piperia, the Long-spurred Piperia nevertheless has a charm of its own.  It is short...