Sierra Bog Orchid

Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer

Orchid family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
4.0 feet
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.