Orchidaceae
Hillside bogorchid
Platanthera elegans
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Platanthera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hillside bogorchid, Hillside rein orchid, Elegant piperia
Synonyms
- Habenaria elegans (Lindl.) Bol.
- Piperia elegans (Lindl.) Rydb.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 508 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Randal, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ben Sims, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joshua Morris, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicholas Wei, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aiva Noringseth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Natalia Ganson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Flower Hunter, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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). About our plant data.