Goodyera tesselata explained

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 .[1] [2]

Goodyera tesselata has low basal leaves with white reticulated lines. The inflorescence is an upright stalk with small white flowers.

Notes and References

  1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=91939 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101642 Flora of North America v 26 p 516, Goodyera tesselata