Galearis
Galearis is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) native to North America and eastern Asia. It contains about ten recognized species. The family name comes from the Greek word orchis ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the root.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toAlabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Himalaya
General: Members of the genus Galearis are terrestrial orchids
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Galearis is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) native to North America and eastern Asia. It contains about ten recognized species. The family name comes from the Greek word orchis ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the root.
==Species== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Distribution !! Elevation (m) |- | 120px || Galearis camtschatica (Cham.) X.H.Jin, Schuit. & W.T.Jin || Japan, Korea, Russian Far East|| |- | 120px || Galearis cyclochila (Franch. & Sav.) Soó || China (Jilin, Qinghai), Japan, Korea, Russian Far East|| |- | 120px || Galearis fauriei (Finet) P.F.Hunt || Japan (Honshu)|| |- | || Galearis huanglongensis Q.W.Meng & Y.B.Luo || Sichuan|| |- | || Galearis roborovskyi (Maxim.) S.C.Chen, P.J.Cribb & S.W.Gale || China, Tibet, Nepal, eastern Himalayas|| |- | 120px || Galearis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) R.M.Bateman || Canada, Greenland, northern United States|| |- | || Galearis spathulata (Lindl.) P.F.Hunt || China, Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar|| |- | 120px || Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf. || eastern Canada; eastern and central United States|| |- | || Galearis tschiliensis (Schltr.) P.J.Cribb, S.W.Gale & R.M.Bateman || China ( Hebei, Shanxi, Qinghai, Sichuan)|| |- | || Galearis wardii (W.W.Sm.) P.F.Hunt || China including Tibet|| |- |}