Giant Rattlesnake Orchis - new blog post
 

Here are pictures of a fairly common, but nonetheless beautiful native orchid.

Native Orchids of the Pacific Northwest and the Canadian Rockies: Giant Rattlesnake Orchis (Goodyera oblongifolia)

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nice!

No Goodyeras in this part of Florida, and even the one site in northern Florida where a few have been found appears to be lost.

---Prem

Sorry to hear that, Prem.

Tindo, there are a number of pictures of the plant and leaves on my blog. Just follow the link.

I so love the ones with tiny flowers on a spike like this. Great to see the plant as well, it has pretty leaves even when not in flower.

Thanks, Rosie. The leaves are always recognizable even when it's not in flower.

Pretty goodyera we have those here they grow like weeds

They are all over here, too. We see them on almost every hike.