Pronunciation: pi-PER-ee-a trans-VER-sa
Common name: Royal rein orchid
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid)
Habitat: Dry sites or shrublands, mixed evergreen
and coniferous forest to 7500', Transverse Range,
Peninsular Range, Palomar State Park
Blooming period: April to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Piperia
2) transversa