Orchidaceae

Downy rattlesnake plantain

Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R.Br.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Goodyera

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Downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens) — FlowerPhoto: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 绒序斑叶兰
English: Downy rattlesnake plantain, Rattlesnake plantain

Synonyms

Epipactis pubescens (Willd.) A.A.Eaton
Epipactis willdenovii House
Goodyera pubescens var. minor Sims
Neottia pubescens Willd.
Neottia repens Pursh
Orchiodes pubescens (Willd.) Kuntze
Peramium pubescens (Willd.) Curtiss ex Small & Vail
Peramium pubescens Curtiss. ex Small & Vail
Peramium tesselatum A.Heller
Satyrium repens Michx.
Tussaca reticulata Raf.

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 1,712 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Zach Bell, CC0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Miguel zamora, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mlcarterga, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lee Gaines, 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.