Question: Hello! I found this plant in a forest in northeast MA, on the edge of a trail. It looks a …
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Hello! I found this plant in a forest in northeast MA, on the edge of a trail. It looks a little like prince's pine or some kind of shinleaf to me, but I don't think it's either. Any chance you recognize it?
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Dear yrxl, good afternoon to you. You have photographed the basal leaves of Goodyera pubescens (downy rattlesnake-plantain). This is a native orchid that is most common in dry-mesic to mesic forests with a component of oak. It will send up a spike of white flowers later in the summer.
