Index / Search / Galearis spectabilis
§1 Plant
Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.
vernacular showy orchid — species · Orchidaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Orchidaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Galearis
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 717 counties across 31 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 717 counties across 31 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 67 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Bureau 17011
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Dubois 18037
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Noble 18113
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Rush 18139
- Scott 18143
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
Iowa view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boyle 21021
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Jefferson 21111
- Kenton 21117
- Knox 21121
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Taylor 21217
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Maryland view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Baraga 26013
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Clinton 26037
- Eaton 26045
- Genesee 26049
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Ingham 26065
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lenawee 26091
- Macomb 26099
- Oakland 26125
- Ontonagon 26131
- Saginaw 26145
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Blue Earth 27013
- Chisago 27025
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Kandiyohi 27067
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Nicollet 27103
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Rice 27131
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Putnam 29171
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Worth 29227
Nebraska view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 17 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Cortland 36023
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Herkimer 36043
- Lewis 36049
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- New York 36061
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Seneca 36099
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Clay 37043
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Lincoln 37109
- Macon 37113
- Mitchell 37121
- Orange 37135
- Polk 37149
- Rockingham 37157
- Stokes 37169
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Butler 39017
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Montgomery 39113
- Morrow 39117
- Noble 39121
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Union 39159
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wyandot 39175
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Somerset 42111
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Blount 47009
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Chester 47023
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Greene 47059
- Grundy 47061
- Haywood 47075
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Madison 47113
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Polk 47139
- Rhea 47143
- Sevier 47155
- Sullivan 47163
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
Vermont view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 79 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Ashland 55003
- Barron 55005
- Calumet 55015
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Dane 55025
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marquette 55077
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Polk 55095
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- St. Croix 55109
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Waukesha 55133
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/GASP5 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2850131 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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