Platanthera stricta
Orchidaceae
Slender Bog Orchid
Stem erect, with leaves and flowers unevenly spaced. Stem slender. Leaves narrow, 1–6 in. long, becoming smaller upward. Flowers light green, sometimes tinted red or purple, waxy. Spur club-like, inflated, with wide tip, hanging, shorter than tongue-like bottom petal. Grows in wet areas, bogs, along streams, at low to subalpine elevations.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer
- Flower Form: petals 3 or 6, orchids
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 8–38 inches
- Habitat: Bog/Fen/Wetland, Meadow, Moist Riverbanks
- Found In: Crater Lake NP, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, West Gorge
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Male Habenaria
- Latin Synonyms: Habenaria saccata
