Pogonia ophioglossoides |
Orchidaceae tribe Vanilleae |
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Adder's-mouth, pogonie langue-de-serpent, rose pogonia, Snake mouth orchid |
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Habit | Plants 4–70 cm. | |
Leaves | blade elliptic, narrowly lanceolate, lance-ovate, or oblong, 14–120 × 4–32 mm. |
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Inflorescences | floral bracts conspicuous, foliaceous, 7–37 × 2–12 mm. |
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Flowers | solitary or 2-flowered raceme, pink or rarely white or bluish, gaping, showy; sepals oblong, oblong-elliptic, or narrowly lanceolate, 14–23 × 3–7 mm; petals elliptic to lance-obovate, 13–25 × 3–11 mm; lip spatulate, 12–25 × 4–10 mm, margins involute, lacerate; crest often white, yellow, or green toward base. |
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Capsules | erect, ellipsoid, 14–30 × 4–8 mm. |
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2n | = 18. |
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Pogonia ophioglossoides |
Orchidaceae tribe Vanilleae |
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Phenology | Flowering spring–summer. | |
Habitat | Sphagnum bogs, poor fens, moist acidic sandy meadows and prairies, open wet woods, wet pine flatwoods, pine savannas, cypress swamps, sandy-peaty stream banks, seepage slopes, ditches, roadcuts, rarely calcareous fens | |
Elevation | 0–1100 m (0–3600 ft) | |
Distribution |
AL; AR; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; IL; IN; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MS; NC; ND; NH; NJ; NY; OH; OK; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; VA; VT; WI; WV; MB; NB; NF; NS; ON; PE; QC; SPM
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Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 514. | FNA vol. 26. |
Parent taxa | Orchidaceae > subfam. Vanilloideae > tribe Vanilleae > subtribe Pogoniinae > Pogonia | Orchidaceae > subfam. Vanilloideae |
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Synonyms | Arethusa ophioglossoides, P. ophioglossoides var. brachypogon | |
Name authority | (Linnaeus) Ker Gawler: Bot. Reg. 2: plate 148. (1816) | Blume: Rumphia 1: 196. (1837) |
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