Epipactis gigantea

Identification

Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid and Giant helleborine.
Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid. I think this was at Big Bear - grid24_3
Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid plant
Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid side view of flower - grid24_3
Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid side view
Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid throat - grid24_3
Epipactis gigantea, stream orchid has quite the mouth
Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid flower - grid24_3
Epipactis gigantea, Stream Orchid
epipactis-gigantea in San francisco - grid24_3
Epipactis gigantea in the San Fransisco botanic garden

Description

Giant helleborine is a perennial Orchid that grows in wet or moist places. Stream Orchid will go dormant at the first sign of drought. Grows all over the West from Tex. to B.C. to S.Dakota, always in distinct locations, not uniform distrubution. The orchid flowers are pale yellow-brown to yellow with purple veins. Mary DeDecker says \"Colors are rich but subdued.\"

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Characteristics

Epipactis gigantea Stream Orchid tolerates sand, clay, serpentine and seasonal flooding.

Epipactis gigantea Stream Orchid's foliage type is deciduous.
Epipactis gigantea Stream Orchid's flower color is yellow.

Communities

Communities for Epipactis gigantea Stream Orchid:Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Coastal Salt Marsh, Douglas Fir Forest, Red Fir Forest, Freshwater Marsh, Mountain Meadow, Mixed-evergreen Forest, Northern Coastal Sage Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland, Northern Oak Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Riparian (rivers & creeks) and Yellow Pine Forest.

Ranges for Epipactis gigantea

ph: 5.00 to 8.00
usda: 5 to 10
height[m]: 0.50 to 1.00
width[m]: 0.70 to 2.00
rainfall[cm]: 150.00 to 1470.00

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