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Goodyera tesselata
Also called Loddiges' Rattlesnake Plantain, Tesselated Rattlesnake Plantain
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.
Goodyera tesselata has low basal leaves with white reticulated lines. The inflorescence is an upright stalk with small white flowers.
Western rattlesnake plantain · Bottlebrush Orchid · Downy rattlesnake plantain · Dwarf rattlesnake plantain (America) · Giant jewel orchid · Native jade orchid · Goodyera yunnanensis · Rattlesnake plantain
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Goodyera tesselata 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.
