Cephalanthera erecta var. erecta(erect cephalanthera, "Ginran")
Japanese name: ギンラン（銀蘭） Scientific name:Cephalanthera erecta var. erecta
[Overview]
A perennial 10–30 cm tall found in forests; a terrestrial orchid.
It has a short rhizome.
There are 3–6 leaves, which are alternate and simple, narrowly oblong, 3–3 cm long and 1–3 cm wide.
The leaves are soft and rather thin in texture.
The leaf margins are entire.
The leaf base clasps the stem.
A raceme bears several white flowers.
The flowers open only about halfway; the sepals are lanceolate, 0.7–0.9 cm long, and the lateral petals are broadly lanceolate and slightly shorter than the sepals.
The lip has 5 ridges.
The base of the lip forms a short spur.
[Notes]
The Japanese name comes from the color of the flowers.
