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Goodyera repens
Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain, Dwarf Rattlesnake Plantain
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)
Synonym(s): Goodyera ophioides, Goodyera repens ssp. ophioides, Goodyera repens var. ophioides, Peramium ophioides
USDA Symbol: GORE2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
Goodyera repens is chlorophyllous but also hemi-mycoheterotrophic; that is, it makes it own food, but also utilizes a fungus to provide some of its carbon intake. The fungus involved is the Ceratobasidium cornigerum complex, which is saprotrophic, but is also a facultative pathogen of many plants.
Goodyera repens has flowers less than 1/4 of an inch (6 mm) long on only one side of the flowering stalk.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Sometimes tinged green or brown.
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CO , CT , ID , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MT , NC , NH , NM , NY , OH , PA , SC , SD , TN , VA , VT , WI , WV , WYCanada: NB , NL , NS , PE
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | UPL | FAC | FACU | FACU | FACU | FACU | FACU |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Goodyera repens in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Goodyera repens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Goodyera repens
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-04-25Research By: TWC Staff