Goodyera tesselata

Checkered Rattlesnake Plantain
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Goodyera
Species: G. tesselata
Binomial name
Goodyera tesselata
Lodd.
Synonyms
  • Peramium tesselatum
  • Orchiodes tesselatum (Lodd.) Kuntze
  • Epipactis tesselata (Lodd.) A.A. Eaton
  • Goodyera repens var. tesselata (Lodd.) B. Boivin

Goodyera tesselata is a plant in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), called by the common name Checkered Rattlesnake Plantain. It has low basal leaves with white reticulated lines. The inflorescence is an upright stalk with small white flowers.

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