Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. Peramium pubescens (Willd.) MacMill. Downy rattlesnake plantain, downy rattlesnake orchid
Downy rattlesnake plantain is native to eastern North America. The name reflects the snakeskin-like network of silvery white lines that make the leaves resemble the scales of a snake. It prefers dry woods and mildly acidic soils. Technically, these are orchids, not plantains. Plants: 8-16" (20-40 cm), woolly, evergreen. It spreads via stolons, rootlike runners. It is often nestled in moss. Leaves: Leaves are basal, rarely more than half an inch above the ground, and oval or narrowly oval, 1¼-2½" (3.2-6.3 cm). They are dark green, with a broad white central stripe and a distinctive network of white veins. Flowers: On cylindrical spikes, 2½-4" (6.3-10 cm) tall. (The entire plant is up to 16" (40 cm) tall.) Each flower is ¼-⅜" (6.3-9.5 mm) in size. Flowers appear May-September, mostly in late July. Online References:
Goodyera pubescens on www.plants.usda.gov Goodyera pubescens on the Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site Goodyera pubescens on the New England Wildflower Society’s GoBotany site Goodyera pubescens at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center References:
Clemants, Steven; Gracie, Carol, Wildflowers in the Field and Forest, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 378 8/27/2016 · Williams Barn and Sørhaug Woods, Groton, Massachusetts 8/14/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hampshire 5/15/1991 · King George, Virginia · By Tim Chandler 8/16/2020 · Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell, Maine 7/15/2019 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, New Long Loop, Hollis, New Hampshire 7/15/2019 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, New Long Loop, Hollis, New Hampshire 8/5/2019 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Wildflower Trail, Hollis, New Hampshire 6/26/2017 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, Massachusetts 6/26/2017 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, Massachusetts Goodyera pubescens description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
8/5/2019 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Wildflower Trail, Hollis, New Hampshire 8/16/2020 · Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell, Maine 8/5/2019 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Wildflower Trail, Hollis, New Hampshire 8/16/2020 · Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell, Maine I was saddened to see that a small patch of these delicate plants, which I have visited many times, was carelessly uprooted by a hiker. · 8/17/2019 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Wildflower Trail, Hollis, New Hampshire 8/27/2016 · Williams Barn and Sørhaug Woods, Groton, Massachusetts 5/23/2016 · Wildflower Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire 7/15/2019 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, New Long Loop, Hollis, New Hampshire 8/16/2020 · Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell, Maine 8/5/2019 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Wildflower Trail, Hollis, New Hampshire Range:
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