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Orchidaceae

Denseflower rein orchid

Platanthera elongata (Rydb.) R.M.Bateman

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Platanthera

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Denseflower rein orchid: Piperia elongata . I include this for comparison with P. michaelii photos I took today. For other names of this small orchid, see tags. I like "chaparral orchid
Photo: marlin harms, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Denseflower rein orchid, Chaparral orchid, Wood rein-orchid

Synonyms

  • Gymnadenia longispica Durand
  • Habenaria elegans var. elata Jeps.
  • Habenaria longispica (Durand) Parish
  • Habenaria longispicata Parish
  • Habenaria unalascensis subsp. elata (Jeps.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor
  • Habenaria unalascensis subsp. elata (Jeps.) Calder
  • Habenaria unalascensis var. elata (Jeps.) Correll
  • Piperia elegans var. elata (Jeps.) Luer
  • Piperia elongata Rydb.
  • Piperia longispica (Durand) Rydb.
  • Platanthera unalascensis subsp. elata (Jeps.) Roy L.Taylor & MacBryde

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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.