PLANTS Profile for Galearis spectabilis (showy orchid)

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PLANTS Profile

Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.
showy orchid

Symbol:

GASP5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.

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Synonyms:
Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.

	GASP11	Galeorchis spectabilis (L.) Rydb.
	ORSP2	Orchis spectabilis L.

Distribution:
Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 1 species in Galearis

Classification:
Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Galearis Raf. – galearis
Species	Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf. – showy orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
showy orchis		Endangered
Michigan:
showy orchis		Threatened
New Hampshire:
showy orchis		Threatened
New York:
showy orchis		Exploitably Vulnerable
Rhode Island:
showy orchis		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43591.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/23/2008 01:20 AM MDT