Goodyera tesselata Loddiges. Common name: Checkered Rattlesnake-plantain. Phenology: Jul-early Sep. Habitat: Mixed deciduous and pine woods. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) and MB south to NJ, MD, PA, n. OH, MI, WI, and MN
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Probably an allopolyploid, derived from G. oblongifolia × repens.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA26, G, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Correll (1950), Luer (1975). Basionym: Goodyera tesselata Lodd. 1824
Links to other floras: = Goodyera tesselata - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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