Summary ⁴

Galearis rotundifolia is a species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is commonly called roundleaf orchis and small round-leaved orchid. It is native to North America, where it occurs throughout Canada, part of the northern United States, and Greenland.

Diagnostic description ⁵

This species is easy to recognize by the single leaf and distinctive flower. CALYPSO BULBOSA also has a single leaf but the pink flowers are solitary and much larger.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) NC Orchid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/56868999@N00/45926047
2. (c) Shawn Billerman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shawn Billerman
3. (c) Steve Janke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Janke
4. Adapted by bpff from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerorchis_rotundifolia
5. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29076148

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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