Platanthera hyperborea
Orchidaceae
Northern Green Bog Orchid
Erect stem with green flowers. Leaves only on stem, lance-shaped, 2–5 in. long. Inflorescence includes flowers, leaves in loose to dense spike with flowers attached at leaf axils. Flowers green to yellowish green; 2 upper petals and sepal nod together, covering rest of flower; lower petal tapers smoothly to sharp point; round spur noticeably curved, with rounded point. Grows in wet conifer forests from coast to subalpine. Found above Arctic Circle. Hyperborea means "beyond the north."
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Flowering Time: Mid Summer
- Flower Form: petals 3 or 6, orchids
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 6–40 inches
- Habitat: Bog/Fen/Wetland, Subalpine, West-side Forest
- Found In: N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
- Latin Synonyms: Habenaria hyperborea
