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Goodyera oblongifolia
Also called Giant Rattlesnake-plantain, Rattlesnake Plantain, Menzie's Rattlesnake Plantain, Menzie's giant rattlesnake-plantain, Menzies' Rattlesnake Plantain, Menzies' Giant Rattlesnake Plantain, Large Leaved Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia is a species of orchid known by the common names western rattlesnake plantain and giant rattlesnake plantain. It is native to much of North America, particularly in the mountains of the western United States and Canada, from Alaska to northern Mexico, as well as in the Great Lakes region, Maine, Quebec and the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
Goodyera oblongifolia is most commonly found in mountain forests, often in the understory of conifers. This orchid forms a patch of broad lance-shaped to oval-shaped leaves at the ground, each 4 to 9 centimeters long. The leaf is dark green and in this species the midrib is streaked with white. There is often also white netlike veining on the leaf. The plant produces an erect inflorescence up to about 30 centimeters tall.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Goodyera oblongifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
