Pronunciation: pi-PER-ee-a ee-long-GAY-ta
Common name: Dense-flowered rein orchid
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid)
Habitat: Generally dry shrublands, mixed evergreen
or coniferous forests to about 6000', California
Floristic Province
Blooming period: May to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Piperia
2) elongata