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Question: Arthur, I looked at the online Gobotany Goodyera repens photos as I just saw (I believe) some for the first …
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Arthur, I looked at the online Gobotany Goodyera repens photos as I just saw (I believe) some for the first time and wanted to see pictures to cross written check description. It seems to me the 10th photo (Kausen's)looks more like pubescens with spiraling flowers than the other photos, one sided. Does repens also occur having spiraling flowers?
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Dear PaSmith-Annaclette, good afternoon. It is actually hard to know for certain which species has been photographed, especially without the rest of the plant to examine. Goodyera repens does not always have a secund raceme, though that is usually the case (as you note). The labellum (lowermost petal) does have a deep, pouch-like protrusion, which supports this being as it was determined by the photographer. While not typical, it may well be Goodyera repens. I hope that is helpful.