Original identification: Piperia elegans ssp. elegans
Current identification: Platanthera transversa
Photographer: Ron Bockelman
Date Photographed: July 22, 2010
Location: U.S.A., Washington, Columbia County: Umatilla NF Middle Point Ridge Trail No. 3116, Blue Mountains.
Elevation: 3470 ft.
Coordinates: 46.14173° N, 117.80458° W
Phenology: Flowers
Annotation History:
Piperia transversa
Ron Bockelman, August 17th, 2016
Upper sepals consistently point forward.
Platanthera transversa
David Giblin, July 30th, 2020
The spurs do not appear to be curved as in P. elegans.
Platanthera transversa
David Giblin, July 30th, 2020
The spurs do not appear to be curved as in P. elegans. The upper sepal appears to be pointing forward.