Downy rattlesnake plantain

Goodyera pubescens

"Goodyera pubescens", the downy rattlesnake plantain, is one of the most common orchids native to eastern North America. It is found from Florida to Nova Scotia, west to eastern Oklahoma, Minnesota and Ontario.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain This is a picture of Downy Rattlesnake Plantain At the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary in Lothian, Maryland. Downy rattlesnake plantain,Geotagged,Goodyera pubescens,Summer,United States

Appearance

"Goodyera pubescens" is an evergreen terrestrial herb with variegated leaves. The variegation is in the form of a densely reticulated network of veins that are a much lighter green than the rest of the leaf tissue. It is a creeping plant that divides on the ground surface and sends out short stolons. It may be terrestrial or, occasionally, epipetric, growing on rock shelves. It prefers mildly to moderately acidic soils, such as in oak-heath forests.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusGoodyera
SpeciesG. pubescens