| Accepted name: |
Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Epipactis decipiens (Hook.) Ames
-Goodyera menziesii Lindl.
-Spiranthes decipiens Hook.
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| English names: |
Giant Rattlesnake-plantain
Menzies' Rattlesnake-plantain
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| French names: |
Goodyérie à feuilles oblongues
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HGOOOB
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Leaves chewed prenatally to determine the sex of a baby and to insure an easy delivery(*18).Leaves split open and blown on several times by women wishing to become pregnant.Poultice of softened leaves applied to cuts and sores(*17)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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