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{{Short description|Species of orchid}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Galearis spectabilis May 2013.jpg
| status = G5
| status_system = TNC
| status_ref =
| genus = Galearis
| species = spectabilis
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Constantine Samuel Rafinesque|Raf.]]
| synonyms_ref = <ref name="WCSP"/>
| synonyms = *''Orchis spectabilis'' L.
*''Habenaria spectabilis'' (L.) Spreng.
*''Galeorchis spectabilis'' (L.) Rydb. in N.L.Britton
*''Orchis humilis'' Michx.
*''Galearis biflora'' [[Constantine Samuel Rafinesque|Raf.]]
*''Orchis spectabilis ''var''. lilacina'' Ames
*''Galeorchis spectabilis ''f''. gordinieri'' House
*''Orchis spectabilis ''f''. gordinieri'' Weath.
*''Orchis spectabilis ''f''. albiflora'' Ulke
*''Orchis spectabilis ''f''. willeyi'' F.Seym.
*''Galearis spectabilis ''f''. gordinieri'' (House) R.E.Whiting & Catling
*''Galearis spectabilis ''f''. albiflora'' (Ulke) C.F.Reed
*''Galearis spectabilis ''f''. willeyi'' (F.Seym.) P.M.Br.
}}

'''''Galearis spectabilis''''', commonly known as '''showy orchis'''<ref name=USDA>{{PLANTS|id=GASP5|taxon=Galearis spectabilis |accessdate=April 14, 2017}}</ref><ref name=CTBS>{{cite web |url=http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/Plants/view/217 |title=Galearis spectabilis |publisher=Connecticut Botanical Society |date=March 1, 2015 |accessdate=April 14, 2017}}</ref> or '''showy orchid''',<ref name=USDA/> is an [[Orchidaceae|orchid species]] of the genus ''[[Galearis]]''. It is native to eastern [[Canada]] ([[Quebec]], [[Ontario]] and [[New Brunswick]]) and much of the eastern half of the [[United States]]. In the [[United States]] they are found from eastern [[Oklahoma]] north to eastern [[South Dakota]] in the west and from Atlanta, Georgia and [[North Alabama]] north up into [[Maine]] to the east.<ref name="WCSP">[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=85257 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref><ref>[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Galearis%20spectabilis.png Biota of North America Program]</ref><ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101637 Flora of North America v 26 p 550, ''Galearis spectabilis'' ]</ref>

== Description ==
[[File:Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf. Showy orchis.tiff|left|thumb|199x199px|1913 folio from an illustrated Flora]]
''Galearis spectabilis'' can be found in [[mesic habitat|mesic]] [[deciduous]] woodlands in the eastern United States. ''G. spectabilis'' produces one or two oval, fleshy basal leaves from a rhizome, which persist throughout summer. Flower stalks arise on {{convert|10|-|15|cm|adj=mid|sp=us}} stems with three to twelve flowers blooming in April to May.<ref>[http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=283507&isprofile=0& Galearis spectabilis] MissouriBotanicalGarden.org Accessed 26 April 2016.</ref> The flowers are hooded and the namesake of the plant due to the showy, typically bicolored lavender and white flowers. The lavender hood is formed from three fused [[sepal]]s. Two petals are tucked inside the hood and the [[labellum (botany)|labellum]] (third petal) is longer and white.

There are two color variants: ''G. spectabilis'' f. ''gordinierii'' has an all-white flower, while ''G. spectabilis'' f. ''willeyi'' has an entirely pink flower.

== Ecology ==
''Galearis spectabilis'' can be found in [[mesic habitat|mesic]] [[deciduous]] woodlands in the eastern United States, they begin growth in spring, producing one or two oval, fleshy basal leaves from a rhizome, which persist throughout summer. Pollination of the flower is conducted by long-tongued ''[[Bombus]]'', as well as other bees, butterflies, and moths. Besides its alluring colors, ''G. spectabilis'' flowers also provide pollinators a nectar reward which collects at the base of the spur. ''G. spectabilis'' is typically found on hillsides which may be rocky, damp and near seeps growing under a canopy of deciduous trees in half to deep shade. Plants have also been reported to be found thriving living just about a floodplain, again under a deciduous canopy. Plants are rarely seen in full sun.<ref>{{cite book | author=Blanchan, Neltje | author-link=Neltje Blanchan | title=[[Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors]] | year=2002 | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}</ref> Plants are slow-growing and form clumps over time via crown offshoots from the rhizome.<ref>{{cite book |author=Blanchan, Neltje |title=[[Wild Flowers Worth Knowing]] |publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]] |year=2005 |author-link=Neltje Blanchan}}</ref>
[[File:Galearis spectabilis (35362187715).jpg|alt=Flower Closeup|left|thumb|171x171px|Closeup of flowers]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons-inline|italic=1}}
* {{Wikispecies-inline|Galearis spectabilis|''Galearis spectabilis''}}

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[[Category:Galearis|spectabilis]]
[[Category:Orchids of North America]]
[[Category:Flora of Canada]]
[[Category:Flora of the Eastern United States]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1753]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]]

Galearis spectabilis - Revision history

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