Pogonia ophioglossoides

Pogonia ophioglossoides
Flower of Pogonia ophioglossoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Pogonieae
Genus: Pogonia
Species: P. ophioglossoides
Binomial name
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Synonyms

Pogonia ophioglossoides, the snakemouth orchid[1] or rose pogonia, is a species of orchid occurring from central Canada to the east-central and eastern United States. It is the type species of the genus Pogonia. It is pollinated by bees.[2] This species occurs in wet habitats. In the north, the habitat is typically fens[3] but sometimes also bogs. Further south, along the Gulf Coast, it is a species of wet pine savannas and flatwoods.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Pogonia ophioglossoides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Liggio, J. and Liggio, A.O. 1999. Wild Orchids of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. p.149
  3. ↑ Reddoch, J. and Reddoch, A. (1997). The Orchids in the Ottawa district. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 111, 1–185.
  4. ↑ Liggio, J. and Liggio, A.O. 1999. Wild Orchids of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. p.149


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