Galearis spectabilis

Galearis spectabilis

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Galearis
Species:
G. spectabilis
Binomial name
Galearis spectabilis
Synonyms
  • Orchis spectabilis L.
  • Habenaria spectabilis (L.) Spreng.
  • Galeorchis spectabilis (L.) Rydb. in N.L.Britton
  • Orchis humilis Michx.
  • Galearis biflora Raf.
  • Orchis spectabilis var. lilacina Ames
  • Galeorchis spectabilis f. gordinieri House
  • Orchis spectabilis f. gordinieri Weath.
  • Orchis spectabilis f. albiflora Ulke
  • Orchis spectabilis f. willeyi F.Seym.
  • Galearis spectabilis f. gordinieri (House) R.E.Whiting & Catling
  • Galearis spectabilis f. albiflora (Ulke) C.F.Reed
  • Galearis spectabilis f. willeyi (F.Seym.) P.M.Br.

Galearis spectabilis, commonly known as showy orchis or showy orchid, is an orchid species of the genus Galearis. It is native to eastern Canada (Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick) and much of the eastern half of the United States. In the United States they are found from eastern Oklahoma north to eastern South Dakota in the west and from Atlanta, Georgia and North Alabama north up into Maine to the east.