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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
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| Botanical name: |
Goodyera
pubescens
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| Common
name: |
Downy
rattlesnake plantain
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| Synonomy |
Peramium
pubescens
(Willd.) MacM. |
| Group: |
Monocot |
| Family: |
Orchidaceae
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| Growth
Type: |
Forb/herb |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Plant
height: |
6-18"
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| Flower
color: |
1/4"
long |
| Flower
size: |
Dense
raceme
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| Flowering/fruiting time |
late
July-early August
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| Habitat: |
dry
or moist, rich woods
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| Range in
New Jersey: |
northern
counties, less common
southward in the upper Middle district and in southern Cape May County.
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| Heritage ranking if any |
n/a |
| Misc.: |
USDA
lists as Facultative upland, Usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated
probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found on wetlands (estimated
probability 1%-33%).
Often colonial, somewhat repent. Leaves dark green above with 5-7 white
nerves (midnerve broad), and may fine white reticulating veins.
Leaves persist through winter and are quite attractive.
Species name "pubescens" means pubescent, or downy.
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