!Eburophyton austiniae (A. Gray) A. Heller 1904 Photo courtesy of Noble Bashor

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Common Name Phantom Orchid - Austin's Eburophyton [American Woman - Plant Enthusiast late 1800's]

This is a saprophytic, leafless terrestial native of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California and southwestern British Coloumbia that is found in coniferous montane forests and some populations show an affinity for calcareous areas. A totally white orchid, plant as well as flower, that is missing all signs of chlorophyll and blooms on a lax, erect, raceme with up to twenty flowers in the late spring and summer and is commonly called the Phantom Orchid because of it's whiteness.

Synonyms Cephalanthera austiniae (A. Gray) A. Heller 1900; Cephalanthera oregana Rchb. f. 1877; *Chloraea austinae A. Gray 1877; Epipactis austiniae (A.Gray) Wettst. 1889; Epipactis oregana (Rchb.f.) Wettst. 1889; Limodorum austiniae (A.Gray) Kuntze 1891; Limodorum oreganum (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891; Serapias austinae (A.Gray) A.A.Eaton 1908