Platanthera elegans

Elegant Rein Orchid

As recorded: Habenaria elegans (Lindl.) Bol.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Grinnell, G.H.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: January 7, 1932
Locality: Cambria Pines
Island: California
Region: California, United States
Record type: Preserved specimen

Platanthera elegans observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,971 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21

Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve, Redwood City, CA, USA

(c) Sue Lindner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Main St & View Ave - Trinidad NB Stop, Trinidad, CA 95570, USA

(c) Ariel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Astoria, OR, US

no rights reserved

2026-10-02

Los Padres National Forest, Big Sur, CA, US

(c) B.J. Gingg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30

Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve, Redwood City, CA USA

(c) Sue Lindner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30

Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve, Redwood City, CA USA

(c) Sue Lindner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Platanthera elegans. BISH 473483. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956596711. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/473483.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956596711 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026