Rattlesnake Plantain

Description:

One of the most common orchids native to eastern North America - these small white flowers. The common name refers to the leaves, which may seem to resemble snakeskin - a similarity that in folk medicine would suggest its use as a cure for snakebite. (You can see leaves from another specimen in my previous spotting here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/417... )

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 along the Bear Creek Trail Ellijay GA