western rattlesnake plantain

Goodyera oblongifolia

''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.
I’m Waiting! I’m hoping I can remember where this plant is in a month or so. I want to go back and see the flowers which I have never seen. Canada,Geotagged,Goodyera oblongifolia,Summer,western rattlesnake plantain

Appearance

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. The netlike veining on the leaf is also white, but not as thick as the midrib stripes. The plant produces an erect inflorescence up to about 30 centimeters tall. The top of the inflorescence has many white orchid flowers which may all face the same direction on the stalk, or be spirally arranged about it.
The Flowers... Finally! I consider myself quite lucky to get this photo. It seems that unknown to me the deer seem to like to eat these flowers. The stalk that I had been watching for weeks is now a bare stick only 10cm high! And this one was in the sunshine. It seems the deer and I are not the only things interested in these flowers. How many little insects can you count? Canada,Geotagged,Goodyera oblongifolia,Summer,western rattlesnake plantain

Habitat

''Goodyera oblongifolia'' is most commonly found in mountain forests, often in the understory of conifers.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusGoodyera
SpeciesG. oblongifolia
Photographed in
Canada
United States of America