Galearis is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae)[2] native to North America and eastern Asia. It contains about ten recognized species.[1][3][4][5] The family name comes from the Greek word orchis ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the root.[6]

Species

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. (1833). Herbarium Rafinesquianum 71–72.
  3. ^ Flora of China, v 25 p 90, 盔花兰属 kui hua lan shu, Galearis
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Galearis
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Amerorchis, synonym of Galearis fide Kew WCSPF
  6. ^ Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 661. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.

External links

  • Media related to Galearis at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Galearis at Wikispecies