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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Goodyera pubescens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Goodyera from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Goodyera pubescens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Goodyera pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-13-001:
Goodyera pubescens FAMILY Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Peramium pubescens
COMMON NAME:
Downy Rattlesnake-orchid, Downy Rattlesnake-plantain
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_gopu_004_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pepu20_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm170226_295
February Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200415_3901
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Leaves with a broad white stripe in center and a network of white veins, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Tim Spira tpsgpubescens
April
Fruit are small, erect, ovoid capsules, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm100515_024
May Henderson County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Leaves evergreen, ovate, bluish-green, in a basal rosette, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
COMPARE
leaves of Goodyera species
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Roxanna Martin rlm61210_279
June Spartanburg County SC
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Roxanna Martin rlm61910_41
June Spartanburg County SC
Sepals and petals glandular-pubescent on outer surface, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm0307m_05
July Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Flowers in a dense cylindric raceme on the upper 1/4 of the scape, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm190726_0231
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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Keith Bradley kab_g_pubescens_1968
July Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The raceme is densely flowered & cylindrical, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Roxanna Martin rlm7210_244
July Spartanburg County SC
Flowers white, hairy, rounded, about 0.25" long, with sac-like lower lip, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm181031_5431
November Greenville County SC
Plants spread by underground stems (rhizomes) and may have multiple rosettes, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm181031_5433
November Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Goodyera pubescens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Goodyera pubescens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Goodyera pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-13-001:
Goodyera pubescens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Peramium pubescens
622
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Dry to moist forests and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Basal rosette or low alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
White
Bilaterally symmetrical
3 sepals, two lateral and one dorsal
3 petals, the two lateral similar and a third (the lip) enlarged
stamens and pistil fused together into a column
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p106
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p143
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p171
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p024
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p083
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p178
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p054
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p400
- Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History (Fowler, 2005) p064
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p395
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p453
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p379
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p029
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p130
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