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Goodyera
Also called Rattlesnake Orchid, Creeping Lady's Tresses, Rattlesnake Plantains
Goodyera, commonly called rattlesnake plantain, jade orchids or ladies' tresses is a wide-ranging genus of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. About 100 species of Goodyera have been formally described. With a center of diversity in East Asia, Goodyera is found across Europe, Madeira, North and Central America, Australia, and on islands from the west Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. They have a rosette of leaves at their base and usually many small white resupinate flowers. They are similar to orchids in the genus Spiranthes but can be distinguished from them by the shape and colour patterns of the leaves.
With a center of diversity in East Asia, Goodyera is found across Europe, Madeira, North and Central America, Australia, and on islands from the west Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Western rattlesnake plantain · Bottlebrush Orchid · Downy rattlesnake plantain · Dwarf rattlesnake plantain (America) · Giant jewel orchid · Checkered rattlesnake plantain · Native jade orchid · Goodyera yunnanensis
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