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David Douglas (botanist)>Dougl. ex Hook.|synonyms_ref =|synonyms=*Amesia gigantea (Douglas ex Hook.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.,
DescriptionEpipactis gigantea is an erect perennial reaching anywhere from 30 centimeters to one meter in height. Its stems have prominently-veined, wide or narrow lance-shaped leaves 5 to 15 centimeters long and inflorescences of two or three showy orchids near the top. Each flower has three straight sepals which are light brownish or greenish with darker veining, each one to two centimeters long. The two top petals are similar in shape and reddish-brown with purple veins. The lowest petal is cup-shaped with a pointed, tongue-like protuberance and is brighter red-brown and more starkly veined, often with areas of yellow. The fruit is a hanging capsule 2 or 3 centimeters long which contains thousands of tiny seeds. This plant grows in wet areas in a variety of habitats, including riverbanks, hot springs, and meadows at elevations between 2800 and 8000 feet. Unlike some of its relatives, this species is an autotroph. A distinctive race with burgundy colored foliage is known from The Cedars in Sonoma County California, an area of serpentine rock, and it is called forma rubrifolia (P M Brown).CultivationEpipactis gigantea is cultivated in the specialty horticulture trade and available as a non-wild collected propagated ornamental plant. A maroon-leaved (forma rubrifolia) cultivar is also grown, called 'Serpentine Night'.File:Epipactis gigantea meadow-clump.jpg|E gigantea clump in moist meadowFile:Epipactis gigantea 'Serpentine'.jpg|Cultivar Serpentine NightFile:Epipactis gigantea seedheads.jpg|Stream orchid seedheadsFile:Epipactis gigantea flower closeup.jpg|E gigantea flower closeupReferences{{Reflist}}
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