Platanthera
 Platanthera cristata (orange crested orchis) south of Sag Harbor, NY 8/5/07 |
 P. cristata, close-up. South of Sag Harbor, NY 8/5/07 |
 Platanthera cristata forma straminea (pale yellow-flowered form) Connetquot State Preserve, NY 8/6/07 |
 Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata (white bog orchis) Brokenhead Preserve, MB 7/8/08 |
 Massive roadside stand of P. dilatata. Great Northern Peninsula, Nfld 7/13/07 |
 P. dilatata, Great Northern Peninsula, Nfld 7/14/07 |
 P. dilatata with P. aquilonis, Northern Peninsula, Nfld 7/13/07 |
 Platanthera flava var. herbiola (northern tubercled orchis) Cranberry Glades Botanical Area, West Virginia 7/20/08 |
 P. flava Var. herbiola, close-up. Cranberry Glades, WVA 7/20/08 |
 Platanthera hookeri forma abbreviata (Hooker's orchis, dwarfed form)Table Point Reserve, Nfld 7/13/07 |
 P. hookeri forma abbreviata, tiny plants growing in the heath. Table Point Reserve, Nfld 7/13/07 |
 Platanthera hookeri (Hooker's orchis) past-prime blossoms. East of Conway, MB 7/8/08 |
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