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Photographer: R.K. Kupfer
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Family Orchidaceae
Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R.Br.
downy rattlesnake-plantain
Goodyera: for John Goodyer (1592-1664)
pubescens: with soft, downy hair
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-16" tall forb; single, downy, stout stems with about 7 leaf-like bracts |
| Flower: | white, 6-parted, 1/4"- 2/5" wide, beak of lip less than half as long as the body of the flower;  inflorescence a 3 1/2" dense, cylindrical, spike-like cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers; blooms July-Aug. |
| Leaf: | basal, oval or lance-like to 2 1/2" long, stalked, downy; midrib dark green with 2 broad, white, side stripes and white netting |
| Habitat: | dry; woods, forests |
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