Rattlesnake Plantain

Description:

One of the most common orchids native to eastern North America. A cylindrical cluster of many small, white, round flowers atop a leafless, woolly stalk rising from a rosette of dark blue-green, white-veined leaves.

Habitat:

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WI , WV Canada: NB , NS , ON , QC Native Distribution: Ontario east to New Brunswick, south to Florida, west to Louisiana and Oklahoma, and north through Missouri to Minnesota. Native Habitat: Dry or moist, deciduous or coniferous woods and well-drained wooded slopes.

Notes:

Spotted growing on a hillside in the mountains of Ellijay, GA.