Identification: BC native plant, looks like mini-hosta. What?

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  1. Gabriolan

    Gabriolan Active Member 10 Years

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    O smart plant experts, what do you think this is? It's just three or four inches across, and is growing in a mossy patch near conifer trees. Oregon grape leaf in top left gives a bit of an idea regarding relative size.

    I assume this is a native plant, as it is growing in the middle of the forest.

    What do you think?
     

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    vitog Contributor 10 Years

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    It's a rattlesnake plantain, actually a type of orchid, Goodyera oblongifolia.
     
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    Gabriolan Active Member 10 Years

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    Thank you so much, vitog! Now that you've given me the plant's name, I've been able to find all sorts of stuff about it on the web. :-)
     
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    Eric La Fountaine Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Thank you, Eric. You're wonderful!
     
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