PH. elegans (Lindl.) Bolander, Stems 60-80 cm, tall, slender; leaves 
commonly two, glossy, basal, soon withering, sheathing stem; the blades 
8-12 cm. long, 2-5 cm. wide, oblong or narrowed somewhat below, obtuse, 
stem leaves but scales 1-2 cm. long; racemes open, bracts 6-8 mm, long, 
lanceolate, acuminate; perianth segments greenish, lanceolate, the eis 
l-veinedj lip lanceolate, 5,5-4 mm, long, thickish, with a ridge down the. 
middle; spur very slender, curving, 10-12 mm, long; capsule ellipticale =! 
oblong, 8 mm, long, sessile. (Piperia elegans Rydb.), 
Frequent in dry open burns or on dry slopes and ridges, 2500-5500 
ft. throughout our range. 
(syn H. unalascensis (Spreng.) Wats, Stems 30-60 cm, tall, slender; leaves 
2-3, basal, soon withering, sheathing; blades 10-20 om. long, 2-3 om, 
wide, oblong or oblanceolate, obtuse, distinctly narrowed at the base, 
stem leaves of 2-4 scales, 1-2 cm, long; raceme very slender, bracts 
3-4 mm, long, ovate, acuminate or obtuse; perianth green, the sepals 
oblong, thin, l-veined, 2-2.5 mm, long; petals lanceolate, obtuse, 
fleshier and greener than the sepals, the lip oblomg-lanceolate, dilated 
at the base, with a single median ridge passing imte the funnelform 
slender spur 3-4 mm, long; colum about 1 mm, long; capsule cylindrical, 
6 mm, long, (Piperia unalascensis Rydb.). 
Frequent on dry slopes and ridges and in dry open burns » 2000-6000 ft., 
throughout our range. The odor is sweetish but unpleasant, 
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