Goodyera tesselata
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| Checkered rattlesnake plantain | |
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G. tesselata
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Goodyera tesselata is a plant in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), called by the common name checkered rattlesnake plantain. It is native to eastern Canada from Manitoba to Newfoundland, and to the northeastern United States from Maine to Maryland, west to Minnesota .[2][4]
Goodyera tesselata has low basal leaves with white reticulated lines. The inflorescence is an upright stalk with small white flowers.
References
- ↑ Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions, Vol. 1: 569.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden
- ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 516, Goodyera tesselata
