Status: Native
Synonyms:
Goodyera decipiens (Hooker) F.T. Hubbard
Peramium decipiens (Hooker) Piper
Peramium menziesii (Lindley) Morong
For most of the year Goodyera oblongifolia is a very inconspicuous orchid. In the summer, a slender flower spike bearing spirally arranged small greenish-white blossoms arises from the center of the basal rosette of leaves. The leaves are helpful to identify the plant when it is not flowering. They have a very obvious central white stripe with blotches of white in the periphery. It seems to prefer mixed conifer forest habitat at higher elevations.
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Goodyera oblongifolia, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road at Redstone trailhead, Aug. 4, 2007
Goodyera oblongifolia, closeup of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road at Redstone trailhead, Aug. 1, 2009
Goodyera oblongifolia, closeup of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Leith Young & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road at Redstone trailhead, Aug. 1, 2009
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