E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Galearis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) R.M.Bateman
round-leaved orchis (roundleaf orchid)
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)

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Distribution of Galearis rotundifolia
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Species Information

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General:
Perennial herb from short rhizomes, with fleshy, fibrous roots; stems 10-20 cm tall, leafless, smooth.
Leaves:
Single, basal or nearly basal, round to elliptic, smooth, 3-7 cm long, 2-7 cm wide, unstalked or nearly so.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a few-flowered terminal raceme of showy flowers; sepals and lateral petals whitish to pink; sepals 3- to 5-veined, narrowly egg-shaped, 6-10 mm long; petals 2- to 3-veined, narrower than sepals, 5-6 mm long; lip 5-10 mm long, 3-lobed, the terminal lobe much larger, white with purple to dark red spots, the spur 3-7 mm long.
Fruits:
Capsules, ellipsoid, about 15 mm long.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Moist, mossy forests, streambanks, swamps and bogs in the montane zone; infrequent throughout BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to ME, MI, WI, MN, WY and ID.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Amerorchis rotundifolia
Galearis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) R.M.Bateman
Orchis rotundifolia Banks ex Pursh
Orchis rotundifolia var. lineata Mousley
Ponerorchis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh)

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