| Goodyera | |
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| Goodyera repens, commonly called "creeping lady's tresses" | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Goodyerinae |
| Genus: | Goodyera R.Br.[1] |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Goodyera, commonly called rattlesnake plantain,[2] jade orchids[3] or ladies' tresses[4] is a wide-ranging genus of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. About 100 species of Goodyera have been formally described. With a center of diversity in East Asia, Goodyera is found across Europe, Madeira, North and Central America, Australia, and on islands from the west Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. They have a rosette of leaves at their base and usually many small white resupinate flowers. They are similar to orchids in the genus Spiranthes but can be distinguished from them by the shape and colour patterns of the leaves.
- ^ a b "Goodyera". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Genus: Goodyera". North American Orchid Conservation Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. pp. 347–348. ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ "Goodyera". Pacific Bulb Society. Retrieved 3 September 2018.