Galearis spectabilis

(Linnaeus) Rafinesque

Herb. Raf., 71. 1833.

Basionym: Orchis spectabilis Linnaeus
Synonyms: Galeorchis spectabilis (Linnaeus) Rydberg
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Mentioned on page 550.
Revision as of 16:40, 18 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Plants 5–20 cm. Leaves: blades 9–20 × 2–10 cm. Inflorescences: floral bracts lanceolate to elliptic, 15–80 × 5–20 mm. Flowers showy; sepals pink-magenta (rarely white), ovate to elliptic, concave, 10–20 × 4–6 mm; lip white (rarely pink-magenta), rhombic- to lance-ovate, 10–18 × 6–15 mm, margins entire or irregularly cuneate, spur conspicuous, clavulate, 9–20 mm, apex obtuse. Capsules erect, ellipsoid, somewhat triangular in cross section. 2n = 42.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Moist, calcareous woodlands, thickets, and old fields
Elevation: 0–1300 m

Distribution

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N.B., Ont., Que., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Galearis spectabilis forma gordinierii (House) Whiting & Catling has white flowers; in forma willeyi (Seymour) P. M. Brown, the flowers are entirely pink.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Moist, calcareous woodlands, thickets, and old fields +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
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