The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Family Name:
Orchidaceae
Genus:
Galearis Raf. Raf.
Species:
Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.
Synonym(s):

Orchis spectabilis L.

Species Common Name:
Showy orchis
Habitat:
Moist woods
Abundance and Distribution:
Frequent northeast; rare southwest; infrequent elsewhere
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Paleozoic Plateau: Upland Woods
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e14906