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It is a green underground creeper that sends out occasional skinny stems above the surface. During the summer, these stems bear flowers arranged in a spiral. These flowers twist themselves to face toward the sun. |
It is a green underground creeper that sends out occasional skinny stems above the surface. During the summer, these stems bear flowers arranged in a spiral. These flowers twist themselves to face toward the sun. |
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''Goodyera repens'' is found in isolated spots in the forests and [[bog]]s of Europe. It is a rare plant, but it is the most common orchid in [[Scandinavia]]. |
''Goodyera repens'' is found in isolated spots in the forests and [[bog]]s of Europe. It is a rare plant, but it is the most common orchid in [[Scandinavia]]. The species is widespread across much of Europe, Asia and North America including Russia, China, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, though never very common in any of these places.<ref name="babcia">[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=91902 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref><ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200028685 Flora of North America, v 26 p 516, ''Goodyera repens'' ]</ref><ref>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028685 Flora of China v 25 p 48, 小斑叶兰 xiao ban ye lan, ''Goodyera repens'' ]</ref> |
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''Goodyera repens'' is a protected species throughout most of its range. It does not survive fire, and does not soon reenter an area after fire or logging. It is generally found only in forests at least 95 years old.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/forb/goorep/all.html | author = Williams, T. Y. | date = 1990 | title = Goodyera repens | work = Fire Effects Information System | publisher = U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory | accessdate = 2008-08-06 }}</ref> |
''Goodyera repens'' is a protected species throughout most of its range. It does not survive fire, and does not soon reenter an area after fire or logging. It is generally found only in forests at least 95 years old.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/forb/goorep/all.html | author = Williams, T. Y. | date = 1990 | title = Goodyera repens | work = Fire Effects Information System | publisher = U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory | accessdate = 2008-08-06 }}</ref> |