Orchidaceae
Checkered rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera tesselata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Goodyera
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Checkered rattlesnake plantain
- French
- Goodyérie panachée
Synonyms
- Epipactis tesselata (G.Lodd.) A.A.Eaton
- Goodyera repens var. tesselata (G.Lodd.) B.Boivin
- Orchiodes tesselatum (G.Lodd.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bruce Cook, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Laura J. Costello, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Tristan JM, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Riel Huaorani, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Christian Grenier, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 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.