Orchidaceae & Iridaceae Families

This list is based off of the E-flora BC "Vascular Plant Collections List (Version Dec. 2010) for Vancouver Island". The source is cited throughout this website as [E-flora]

Species

Name

Family

Status

Hazards

Edible

Other

Medicinal

Photo
Calypso bulbosa Fairy-slipper Orchidaceae Native
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Cephalanthera austiniae phantom orchid Orchidaceae Native
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Corallorhiza Sp. spotted coralroot Orchidaceae Native
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 Corallorhiza maculata (3)
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora montbretia Iridaceae Native
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 Heddon Valley Walk 60: Montbretia 'Crocosmia crocosmiiflora'
Cypripedium montanum mountain lady`s-slipper Orchidaceae Native
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 Cypripedium montanum - Flickr 002
Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake-Plantain Orchidaceae Native
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Iris pseudacorus yellow iris Iridaceae Native
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 yellow flag
Malaxis Sp. Adder's-mouth orchid Orchidaceae Native
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 Malaxis brachystachys (6027519907)
Olsynium douglasii satinflower Iridaceae Native
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 Olsynium douglasii 38412
Piperia elegans elegant rein orchid Orchidaceae Native
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 Elegant Rein Orchid (Piperia elegans) (5994704845)
Platanthera Sp. northern green rein orchid Orchidaceae Native
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 NPS / Jacob W. Frank
Sisyrinchium Sp. blue-eyed-grass Iridaceae Native
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 Idaho blue eyed grass, Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale (17100049389)
Spiranthes romanzoffiana hooded ladies' tresses Orchidaceae Native
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 Spiranthes romanzoffiana Chamisso. – Spiranthe de Romanzoff. – (Romanzoff's ladies'-tresses).

Photo References

  • Cephalanthera austiniae - Phantom Orchid;
  • Corallorhiza Sp. - Spotted Coralroot; (Corallorhiza maculata)brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora - Montbretia; Heddon Valley Walk 60: Montbretia 'Crocosmia crocosmiiflora' by Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Cypripedium montanum - Mountain Lady's-slipper; Bill Bouton from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Iris pseudacorus - Yellow Iris; Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Malaxis Sp. - Adder's-mouth Orchid; (Malaxis brachystachys) ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Olsynium douglasii - Satinflower; Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Piperia elegans - Elegant Rein Orchid; Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Platanthera Sp. - Northern Green Rein Orchid; (Platanthera stricta) GlacierNPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Sisyrinchium Sp. - Blue-eyed-grass; (Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale) Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  • Spiranthes romanzoffiana - Hooded Ladies' Tresses; Nichole Ouellette/ouellette001.com, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons