Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Rattlesnake Plantain (Rattlesnake Orchid)

Goodyera oblongifolia - Common, midsummer, perennial, 7-14 in. Basal rosette 0f thick leaves, erect flower stem. Leaves sessile, oblong tapering to base, entire, deep green usually with prominent veins, often white patches, but occasionally entire plain green. Flower stem with few bracts, flowers held densely at top. Flowers white tubular, with upper petals and sepals forming hood over lower. Grows in dry conifer forests in leaf compost at low to mid elevations. Leaf rosettes often found without flowers. Native.