Galearis is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae)Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. (1833). Herbarium Rafinesquianum 71–72. native to North America and eastern Asia. It contains about ten recognized species.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora of China, v 25 p 90, 盔花兰属 kui hua lan shu, GalearisFlora of North America, GalearisFlora of North America, Amerorchis, synonym of Galearis fide Kew WCSPF The family name comes from the Greek word orchis ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the root.
Species Image Scientific name Distribution Elevation (m) Galearis camtschatica (Cham.) X.H.Jin, Schuit. & W.T.Jin Japan, Korea, Russian Far East Galearis cyclochila (Franch. & Sav.) Soó China (Jilin, Qinghai), Japan, Korea, Russian Far East Galearis fauriei (Finet) P.F.Hunt Japan (Honshu) Galearis huanglongensis Q.W.Meng & Y.B.Luo Sichuan Galearis roborovskyi (Maxim.) S.C.Chen, P.J.Cribb & S.W.Gale China, Tibet, Nepal, eastern Himalayas Galearis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) R.M.Bateman Canada, Greenland, northern United States Galearis spathulata (Lindl.) P.F.Hunt China, Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf. eastern Canada; eastern and central United States Galearis tschiliensis (Schltr.) P.J.Cribb, S.W.Gale & R.M.Bateman China ( Hebei, Shanxi, Qinghai, Sichuan) Galearis wardii (W.W.Sm.) P.F.Hunt China including Tibet
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