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

In the Pacific Northwest this is by far the most common species and the least attractive.  Its plain green flowers are only about a cm in si...

The Few-Flowered Rein Orchis is another of the green Platantheras , all of which are rather uninspiring as orchids go and often somewhat di...

Platanthera orbiculata is a very striking species, very different from the other plants in the genus.  It ranges in a great arc from Washin...

This is one of the easier Platantheras to identify since its 1 cm flowers are whitish in color and of a different shape from P. dilatata , ...

Always found in wet areas, as its name indicates, this is one of the less attractive species in the genus.  Its greenish flowers are a littl...

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...