Delaware Wildflowers • Families • Orchidaceae
Galearis spectabilis
(Orchis spectabilis)
Showy OrchisOrchidaceae — Orchid family
Uncommon native
![Galearis spectabilis](/images/galearis_spectabilis.jpg)
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
May 2004
![Galearis spectabilis](/images/galearis_spectabilis_3.jpg)
Brandywine Creek State Park
May 2007
![Galearis spectabilis](/images/galearis_spectabilis_white.jpg)
Mudstone Branch
May 2002
![Galearis spectabilis](/images/100428_140604.jpg)
Iron Hill
April 2010
![Galearis spectabilis](/images/120429_123027.jpg)
White Clay Creek State Park -- Thompson Station Road
April 2012
![Galearis spectabilis](/images/galearis_spectabilis_6.jpg)
White Clay Creek State Park -- Possum Hill
May 2014
![Galearis spectabilis](/images/galearis_spectabilis_7.jpg)
White Clay Creek State Park -- Creek Road
May 2015
![Galearis spectabilis](/images/galearis_spectabilis_8.jpg)
Middle Run Valley Natural Area
May 2018
Highly recommended: Angelyn Whitmeyer's showy orchis photos and video.
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Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.