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Lesser rattlesnake plantain

Goodyera repens

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialjuillet to septembre
Lesser rattlesnake plantain, photo 1 of 5
Lesser rattlesnake plantain, In flower
Lesser rattlesnake plantain, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in conifers and in forests. Flowers from July to September.

There are 1,086 observations of Lesser rattlesnake plantain in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Mauricie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec218
  2. Côte-Nord217
  3. Mauricie113
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent107
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean96
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine91
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue67
  8. Outaouais48
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches39
  10. Laurentides36
  11. Capitale-Nationale27
  12. Lanaudière18
  13. Estrie4
  14. Centre-du-Québec3
  15. Montérégie2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersTaskoff

Similar species

Checkered rattlesnake plantainGoodyera tesselata
Downy rattlesnake-plantainGoodyera pubescens
Western rattlesnake plantainGoodyera oblongifolia
Hooded ladies'-tressesSpiranthes romanzoffiana
Vanilla-scented bog orchidPseudorchis straminea
One-sided wintergreenOrthilia secunda
Common plantainPlantago major