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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Orchidaceae
Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.
showy orchis
Galearis: "helmetlike," referring to the hood over the column
spectabilis: spectacular or showy
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-8" tall forb with stout stems |
| Flower: | 6-parted, 3/4" - 1 1/8" long, petals and sepals pink to light purple, lip white with heavy spur about the same size as the lip; inflorescence a loose, terminal, spike-like cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers; blooms May-June |
| Leaf: | 2, basal, fleshy, narrowly oval to widely elliptical, clasping |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture; deciduous woods; in rich, sometimes limy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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