Tuberous Grasspink
Summary 5
Calopogon, grass pink, is a genus of terrestrial orchids (family Orchidaceae). The generic name is from Greek and means "beautiful beard", referring to the cluster of hairs adorning the labellum. The five species are native to the eastern United States, eastern Canada, Cuba and the Bahamas. The genus Calopogon is abbreviated Cpg in trade journals.
General description 6
Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Distribution
Wet pine savannas (SPS-RF, WLPS, VWLPS).
Notes
Infrequent. Apr–Jul . Thornhill 421 (NCSC). Specimens seen in the vicinity: Sandy Run [Hancock]: Taggart SARU 187 (WNC!). [= Calopogon pulchellus R. Br. sensu RAB; = FNA, Weakley]
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- (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7457894@N04/2697699930
- (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/38514062@N03/13679967385/
- (c) Aaron Carlson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/59003943@N00/4794853559/
- (c) dogtooth77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/53817483@N00/1410546440/
- Adapted by bpff from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calopogon
- (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (<license>Public Domain</license>), http://eol.org/data_objects/31440914
More Info
- iNat taxon page
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