Orchidaceae

Waterspider bog orchid

Habenaria repens Nutt.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Habenaria

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Waterspider bog orchid: From Lee's Botanical Gardens. E-M1 in-camera focus stacking with focus differential of 1. Link to my Orchid Borealis blog post. — Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Waterspider bog orchid, Water-spider bog orchid

Synonyms

Habenaria radicans Griseb. ex C.Wright
Mesicera repens (Nutt.) Raf.
Orchis repens (Nutt.) Alph.Wood
Orchis repens (Nutt.) Raf.
Platanthera repens (Nutt.) Alph.Wood

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.