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Galearis rotundifolia
Also called Round Leaved Orchid, Roundleaf Orchid, Small Round Leaved Orchid, Roundleaf Orchis, One Leaved Orchis
Small round-leaved orchis is a hardy North American terrestrial orchid with one round leaf and a spike of small white to pale magenta flowers. It is best left in its native woodland or meadow habitat rather than grown in gardens, as it resents disturbance and transplanting.
Galearis rotundifolia is a species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is commonly called roundleaf orchid and small round-leaved orchid. It is a succulent perennial herb native to North America, where it occurs throughout Canada, part of the northern United States, and Greenland.
Galearis rotundifolia is native to northern North America, where it is widespread and most abundant at the northern latitudes. It occurs in nearly all of the provinces of Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and the northernmost contiguous United States, including Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Idaho, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Galearis rotundifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
