Orchidaceae
Rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Goodyera
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Rattlesnake plantain, Giant rattlesnake-plantain, Menzie's rattlesnake plantain, Western rattlesnake plantain, Western rattlesnake-plantain, Menzie's giant rattlesnake-plantain
- French
- Goodyérie à feuilles oblongues
- Swedish
- Amerikansk knärot
Synonyms
- Epipactis decipiens (Hook.) Ames
- Epipactis decipiens Benth.
- Goodyera decipiens (Hook.) F.T.Hubb.
- Goodyera menziesii Lindl.
- Goodyera oblongifolia f. reticulata (B.Boivin) P.M.Br.
- Goodyera oblongifolia var. reticulata B.Boivin
- Orchiodes decipiens (Hook.) Kuntze
- Peramium decipiens (Hook.) Piper
- Peramium menziesii (Lindl.) Morong
- Spiranthes decipiens Hook.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J Brew, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.