Goodyera repens (L.) R.Br. in W. Aiton & W.T. Aiton

Locations ofGoodyera repens (L.) R.Br. in W. Aiton & W.T. Aiton in Virginia

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Family
Orchidaceae
Botanical Name
Goodyera repens (L.) R.Br. in W. Aiton & W.T. Aiton
Common Name
Dwarf Rattlesnake-plantain, Lesser Rattlesnake-plantain
Synonym(s)
Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. var. ophioides Fernald
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Goodyera repens (L.) R.Br. in W. Aiton & W.T. Aiton
Comments
This species has recently disappeared from many of its former habitats, in all cases coincidental with increased light, forest-floor littler, shrubs, and herbaceous ground cover following extensive hemlock mortality from woolly adelgid outbreaks.
Habitat
Acidic cove forests and hemlock forests, often rooted in moss; also recently found in a white pine plantation. Rare in the mountains.
Native Status
Native

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