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

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan plants that ...

) native to

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and eastern

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

. 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.

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