''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

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and eastern

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. 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

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Galearis camtschatica ''Galearis camtschatica'' is a species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Korea, northern Japan, and the Russian Far East (Kuril Islands, Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Khabarovsk Krai). Taxonomy The species was first descr ...

'' ( Cham.) X.H.Jin, Schuit. & W.T.Jin –

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

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 admini ...

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

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

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Galearis fauriei ''Galearis fauriei'' is a species of orchid endemic to Japan (southern Honshu , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the ...

'' (Finet) P.F.Hunt – Japan * ''

Galearis huanglongensis ''Galearis'' is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) native to North America and eastern Asia. It contains about ten recognized species. The family name comes from the Greek word ''orchis'' ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the roo ...

'' 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 ...

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Galearis roborovskyi ''Galearis'' is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) native to North America and eastern Asia. It contains about ten recognized species. The family name comes from the Greek word ''orchis'' ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the roo ...

'' (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 people, ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

, 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 100 ...

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Galearis rotundifolia ''Galearis rotundifolia'' is a species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is commonly called roundleaf orchis and small round-leaved orchid. It is a succulent perennial herb native to North America, where it occurs through ...

'' (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 is t ...

, northern

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

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Galearis spathulata ''Galearis'' is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) native to North America and eastern Asia. It contains about ten recognized species. The family name comes from the Greek word ''orchis'' ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the roo ...

'' (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 C. Wells, Joh ...

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Galearis spectabilis ''Galearis spectabilis'', commonly known as showy orchis or showy orchid, is an orchid species of the genus '' Galearis''. It is native to eastern Canada (Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick) and much of the eastern half of the United States (from ...

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

Galearis wardii ''Galearis'' is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) native to North America and eastern Asia. It contains about ten recognized species. The family name comes from the Greek word ''orchis'' ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the roo ...

'' (W.W.Sm.) P.F.Hunt – China including Tibet

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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