Galearis spectabilis
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| Botanical name: | Galearis spectabilis |
| Common name: | showy orchid |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 5-12" |
| Foliage: | 2 leaves, narrowly oval, wider toward tip (egg shaped) |
| Flower: | up to 5 on terminal races; up to 1" long, pink or white on hood; lip white |
| Flowering time: | bloom early May to late June; Fruit to late September |
| Habitat: | rich, moist soil of woods, shaded streamsides & slopes |
| Range in New Jersey: | throughout north Jersey and the Inner Coastal Plain |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |