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| Checkered rattlesnake plantain | |
|---|---|
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| 1913 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Goodyera |
| Species: | G. tesselata |
| Binomial name | |
| Goodyera tesselata | |
| Synonyms[4][5] | |
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.[4][6]
Goodyera tesselata has low basal leaves with white reticulated lines. The inflorescence is an upright stalk with small white flowers.[citation needed]
plant form
flowers
leaves
References
[edit]- ↑ Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions, Vol. 1: 569.
- ↑ NatureServe. "Goodyera tesselata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "Goodyera tesselata G.Lodd., 1825". Species+. UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden
- ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 516, Goodyera tesselata