Hakusan Plover Orchid
Orchis aristata Fischer ex Lindl. [Orchidaceae]
Hakusanchidori (ハクサンチドリ, 白山千鳥)
Lifeform: perennial forb
Distribution: Japan (Hokkaido, north to central Honshu), northeast Russia, Korea, the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Habitat: grasslands and wetlands (this species is categorized into '(sub-)alpine plant' in Honshu, while we see this even in the lowland of Hokkaido)
Synonyms
Dactylorhiza aristata (Fisch. ex Lindl.) Soo
Dactylorchis aristata (Fisch. ex Lindl.) Verm. ex F. Maek., comb. nud.
Varieties
f. albiflora (Koidz.) Tatew. (シロバナハクサンチドリ)
f. punctata Tatew. (ウズラバハクサンチドリ)
Orchis aristata in Hokkaido
[Left] At Shinsen Bog in Niseko on June 24 2007. [Center/Right] in Teshio Experimental Forest, northern Hokkaido, on June 15 2011.