Goodyera tesselata
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Goodyera tesselata is a plant in the orchid family
Orchidaceae
The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...

 (Orchidaceae), called by the common name Checkered Rattlesnake Plantain. It has low basal leaves with white reticulated lines.
The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...

is an upright stalk with small white flowers.
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