Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database
Goodyera oblongifolia (Rattlesnake Plantain)

 

Kingdom

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 Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom

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 Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision

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 Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division

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 Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants

Class

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 Liliopsida – Monocotyledons

Subclass

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 Liliidae

Order

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 Orchidales

Family

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 Orchidaceae – Orchid family

Genus

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 Goodyera R. Br. – rattlesnake plantain

Species

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 Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. – western rattlesnake plantain

A delightful evergreen ground orchid of the northwest.

Distinctive criss-cross mottling on the rosette of leaves is like the skin of a rattlesnake--quite beautiful!

Delicate flowers bloom on a 6” stem.

Found scattered in dry to moist forests across North America and south to Mexico, Rattlesnake Plantain is prevalent in both Washington and Oregon (USDA 6-10).

The easiest of the northwest native orchids to grow.
          
Photo above, right taken by Stan Shebs at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Berkeley, California.
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