Galearis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) R.M.Bateman
round-leaved orchis (roundleaf orchid)
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
round-leaved orchis (roundleaf orchid)
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
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.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and 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.Status Information
Synonyms
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)