Orchidaceae

Showy orchid

Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Galearis

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Showy orchid (Galearis spectabilis) — FlowerPhoto: botany08, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Showy orchid, Showy orchis
French: Galéaris remarquable

Synonyms

Galearis biflora Raf.
Galearis spectabilis f. albiflora (Ulke) C.F.Reed
Galearis spectabilis f. gordinieri (House) R.E.Whiting & Catling
Galearis spectabilis f. willeyi (F.Seym.) P.M.Br.
Galeorchis spectabilis (L.) Rydb.
Galeorchis spectabilis f. gordinieri House
Habenaria humilis (Michx.) Sw.
Habenaria spectabilis (L.) Spreng.
Orchis humilis Michx.
Orchis spectabilis L.
Orchis spectabilis f. albiflora Ulke
Orchis spectabilis f. gordinierii Weath.
Orchis spectabilis f. willeyi F.Seym.
Orchis spectabilis var. lilacina Ames

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 3,227 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: botany08, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Doreen O'Donovan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel McClosky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Antepenultimate, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carly Lesser & Art Drauglis from Washington, DC, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Minervamom, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Christopher Zacharias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Richard Bonnett, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: jdsenk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Luke Snow, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jordan Yeckering, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.