Species

Epipactis gigantea (Stream orchid)

Epipactis gigantea. Photo: (c) Reid Hardin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Epipactis gigantea is a species of orchid known by the common names stream orchid and giant helleborine and chatterbox. This wildflower is native to western North America from British Columbia to central Mexico. This is one of the most abundant orchids of the Pacific coast of North America.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Asparagales (Agaves, orchids, irises, and allies)
        Family: Orchidaceae (Orchids)
        Subfamily: Epidendroideae (Lower epidendroideae)
        Tribe: Neottieae
        Subtribe: Limodorinae
        Genus: Epipactis (Helleborines)
        Species: Epipactis gigantea (Stream orchid)

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