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California Native Orchids

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List taken largely from Calflora, largely without infraspecies or hybrids.

Orchids - Photo (c) Victor De la Cruz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Victor De la Cruz

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California Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium californicum)

Status: Native

Last observation: California Lady's Slipper in June 2024 by Eli (View All) | 0 comments
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Clustered Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium fasciculatum)

Status: Native

Last observation: Clustered Lady's Slipper in June 2024 by Austin R. Kelly (View All) | 0 comments
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Mountain Lady's-Slipper (Cypripedium montanum)

Status: Native

Last observation: mountain lady's-slipper in June 2024 by Jason (View All) | 0 comments

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Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)

Status: Native

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Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbosa)

Status: Native

Last observation: Fairy-slipper in June 2024 by jhigbie (View All) | 1 comment
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Pacific Coralroot (Corallorhiza mertensiana)

Status: present / Native

Last observation: Pacific coralroot from Occidental, CA, US on June 29, 2024 at 04:09 PM by Gabrielle Greenberg (View All) | 0 comments

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Spotted Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata)

Status: Native

Last observation: spotted coralroot from Frazier Park, CA 93225, USA on July 1, 2024 at 09:43 AM by hufflite (View All) | 0 comments
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Striped Coralroot (Corallorhiza striata)

Status: Native

Last observation: Striped Coralroot from Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, US-CA, US on June 28, 2024 at 10:02 AM by Ryan Donnelly (View All) | 0 comments
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Northern Coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida)

Status: Native

Last observation: northern coralroot in June 2023 by ebertar (View All) | 0 comments

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White Adder's-Mouth (Malaxis brachypoda)

Status: Native

Last observation: White Adder's-mouth in August 2023 by Duncan Bell (View All) | 0 comments
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Northwestern Twayblade (Neottia banksiana)

Status: Native

Last observation: Northwestern Twayblade from Siskiyou Wilderness, Happy Camp, CA, US on June 22, 2024 at 04:47 PM by Janit Niyom (View All) | 0 comments
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Broad-lipped Twayblade (Neottia convallarioides)

Status: Native

Last observation: Broad-lipped Twayblade from Mineral, CA, USA on August 29, 2023 at 08:44 AM by Matt Berger (View All) | 0 comments

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Heartleaf Twayblade (Neottia cordata)

Status: Native

Last observation: Heartleaf Twayblade from Freshwater Rd, Eureka, CA, US on May 18, 2024 at 07:49 PM by Michele Stover (View All) | 0 comments
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Phantom Orchid (Cephalanthera austiniae)

Status: Native

Last observation: Phantom Orchid from Klamath National Forest, Etna, CA, US on June 30, 2024 at 09:46 AM by svengco (View All) | 0 comments
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Stream Orchid (Epipactis gigantea)

Status: Native

Last observation: Stream Orchid from Lake Elsinore, CA 92530, USA on June 30, 2024 at 03:08 PM by Daniel Donovan (View All) | 0 comments

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Languid Ladies'-Tresses (Spiranthes perexilis)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: languid ladies'-tresses from Yosemite National Park, Mariposa, California, United States on September 1, 2023 at 01:23 PM by Chloe and Trevor Van Loon (View All) | 0 comments
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Starry Ladies'-Tresses (Spiranthes × stellata)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Starry Ladies'-Tresses from Fresno County, CA, USA on September 24, 2023 at 02:12 PM by James Bailey (View All) | 0 comments
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Western Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes porrifolia)

Status: Native

Last observation: Western Ladies' Tresses from Bon Tempe Lake, Fairfax, CA, US on June 20, 2024 at 03:25 PM by Christopher Foott (View All) | 0 comments

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Hooded Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana)

Status: Native

Last observation: Hooded Ladies' Tresses from Wilder Ranch State Park, Santa Cruz, CA, US on June 26, 2024 at 07:02 PM by Jasper Barnes (View All) | 0 comments
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Western Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera oblongifolia)

Status: Native

Last observation: Western Rattlesnake Plantain from Hendy Woods State Park, Philo, CA, US on July 1, 2024 at 01:59 PM by Leah Gardner (View All) | 0 comments
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Flat Spurred Piperia (Platanthera transversa)

Status: Native

Last observation: Flat Spurred Piperia from Palomar Mountain State Park, Palomar Mountain, CA, US on June 30, 2024 at 03:25 PM by nathantay (View All) | 0 comments

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Whiteflower Rein Orchid (Platanthera ephemerantha)

Status: Native

Last observation: Whiteflower Rein Orchid in June 2024 by Morgan Stickrod (View All) | 0 comments
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Yadon's Rein Orchid (Platanthera yadonii)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Yadon's Rein Orchid in January 2024 by athall (View All) | 0 comments
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Denseflower Rein Orchid (Platanthera elongata)

Status: Native

Last observation: Denseflower Rein Orchid from China Camp State Park, San Rafael, CA, US on June 30, 2024 at 02:30 PM by Cat Chang (View All) | 0 comments

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Alaska Rein Orchid (Platanthera unalascensis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Alaska Rein Orchid from Lakeside, CA 92040, USA on June 18, 2024 at 10:38 AM by James Connolly Davis (View All) | 0 comments
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Michael's Rein Orchid (Platanthera michaelii)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Michael's Rein Orchid in June 2024 by Amanda Preece (View All) | 0 comments
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Narrow-petaled Rein-Orchid (Platanthera leptopetala)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: narrow-petaled rein-orchid in June 2024 by Brian Ahern (View All) | 0 comments

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Elegant Rein Orchid (Platanthera elegans)

Status: Native

Last observation: Elegant Rein Orchid from Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve, Woodside, CA, US on June 20, 2024 at 06:33 PM by Townscapes (View All) | 0 comments
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Cooper's Rein Orchid (Platanthera cooperi)

Status: Native

Last observation: Cooper's Rein Orchid in June 2024 by madge (View All) | 0 comments
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Coleman's Rein Orchid (Platanthera colemanii)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Coleman's Rein Orchid in July 2023 by Matt Berger (View All) | 0 comments

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Sparse-flowered Bog Orchid (Platanthera sparsiflora)

Status: present / Native

Last observation: sparse-flowered bog orchid from Six Rivers National Forest, Willow Creek, CA, US on June 25, 2024 at 02:18 PM by bugsnfriends (View All) | 0 comments
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Slender Bog Orchid (Platanthera stricta)

Status: Native

Last observation: Slender Bog Orchid in July 2023 by thomas taylor (View All) | 0 comments
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Yosemite Bog Orchid (Platanthera yosemitensis)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Yosemite Bog Orchid in September 2023 by James Bailey (View All) | 0 comments

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Great Basin Bog Orchid (Platanthera tescamnis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Great Basin Bog Orchid from Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Lakes, CA, US on September 1, 2023 at 06:59 PM by mel letterman (they/he) (View All) | 0 comments
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White Bog Orchid (Platanthera dilatata)

Status: Native

Last observation: white bog orchid in July 2024 by svillebirder (View All) | 0 comments
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Platanthera × lassenii

Status: present / Native

Last observation: Platanthera × lassenii from Siskiyou, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California, United States on July 20, 2022 at 02:16 PM by Kyan Russell (View All) | 0 comments

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