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Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database |
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Goodyera oblongifolia (Rattlesnake
Plantain)
Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons Subclass Liliidae Order Orchidales Family Orchidaceae – Orchid family Genus Goodyera R. Br. – rattlesnake plantain Species Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. – western rattlesnake plantain A delightful evergreen ground orchid of the Northwest. Distinctive criss-cross mottling on the rosette of leaves is like the skin of a rattlesnake--quite beautiful! Delicate flowers bloom on a 6” stem. Found scattered in dry to moist forests across North America and south to Mexico, Rattlesnake Plantain is prevalent in both Washington and Oregon (USDA 6-10). The easiest of the Northwest native orchids to grow. |
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| Photo above, right taken by Stan Shebs at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Berkeley, California. | |
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