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Orchidaceae

Royal rein orchid

Platanthera transversa (Suksd.) R.M.Bateman

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Platanthera

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Royal rein orchid: Piperia transversa or Platanthera transversa — Royal rein orchid. At the Butterfly Valley Botanical Area (July 16), Sierra Nevada, Plumas County, northern Calif
Photo: Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Royal rein orchid

Synonyms

  • Piperia transversa Suksd.

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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.