"The tall leafy stems of this handsome western orchid are a familiar sight along the borders of our swift mountain streams, often growing in crevices in the rocks at the very edge of the rapids, or forming decorative fringes about stone-bordered pools. They make a charming picture in this environment, and one that every observant trout-fisher must carry with him as a treasured part of his vacation memories."
—Leslie L. Haskins,
Wild Flowers of the Pacific Coast, 1934