| Galearis | |
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| Galearis spectabilis (showy orchis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Orchideae |
| Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
| Genus: | Galearis Raf. |
| Type species | |
| Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Galearis is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae)[2] native to North America and eastern Asia. It contains about ten recognized species.[1][3][4][5] The family name comes from the Greek word orchis ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the root.[6]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. (1833). Herbarium Rafinesquianum 71–72.
- ^ Flora of China, v 25 p 90, 盔花兰属 kui hua lan shu, Galearis
- ^ Flora of North America, Galearis
- ^ Flora of North America, Amerorchis, synonym of Galearis fide Kew WCSPF
- ^ Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 661. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.