''Galearis'' is a genus of the orchid family (

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

) native to North America and eastern

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

. It contains about ten recognized species.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> The family name comes from the Greek word ''orchis'' ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the root.

Species

* '' Galearis camtschatica'' ( Cham.) X.H.Jin, Schuit. & W.T.Jin – Japan,

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in Northeast Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asian continent; and is admin ...

* '' Galearis cyclochila'' (Franch. & Sav.) Soó – China, Japan,

* '' Galearis fauriei'' (Finet) P.F.Hunt – Japan * '' Galearis huanglongensis'' Q.W.Meng & Y.B.Luo –

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

* '' Galearis roborovskyi'' (Maxim.) S.C.Chen, P.J.Cribb & S.W.Gale – China,

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Taman ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

, eastern

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 10 ...

* '' Galearis rotundifolia'' (Banks ex Pursh) R.M.Bateman –

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...

, northern

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* '' Galearis spathulata'' (Lindl.) P.F.Hunt – China, Himalayas, Nepal,

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

* '' Galearis spectabilis'' (L.) Raf. – eastern Canada; eastern and central United States * '' Galearis tschiliensis'' (Schltr.) P.J.Cribb, S.W.Gale & R.M.Bateman – China * '' Galearis wardii'' (W.W.Sm.) P.F.Hunt – China including Tibet

References

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* * Orchideae genera Orchids of China Orchids of Russia Orchids of Japan Orchids of Korea Orchids of Nepal Orchids of Myanmar Flora of East Himalaya Flora of West Himalaya Flora of Tibet Orchids of Canada Flora of Alaska Flora of Greenland Orchids of the United States {{Orchidoideae-stub