Species

Platanthera ephemerantha (Whiteflower rein orchid)

Platanthera ephemerantha. Photo: (c) John A Haskins, some rights reserved (CC BY)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Piperia is a genus of the orchid family Orchidaceae. These plants are known as rein orchids. They are native to western North America, especially California and the Pacific Northwest. This genus has the following characteristics: (a) a bisexual perennial nongreen plant that grows from buried tubers; fruit capsule bearing numerous minute seeds; (c) pollen that is sticky, and which is removed as sessile anther sacs; and (d) stigma fused with its style into a column. There…

— Wikipedia

Sightings

Where in Humboldt

Discussion

PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT PLATANTHERA EPHEMERANTHA, THE WHITEFLOWER REIN ORCHID