Arethusa bulbosa, commonly called dragon's mouth orchid,[4] is the only species in the orchid genus Arethusa.[3] The genus is named after a naiad of Greek mythology.[5] This monotypic genus is abbreviated Aret in trade journals.

Dragon's mouth orchid
Taken Pancake Bay, Ontario
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Arethuseae
Subtribe:	Arethusinae
Genus:	Arethusa L.
Species:	A. bulbosa
Binomial name
Arethusa bulbosa L.[2]
Synonyms[3]
Arethusa bulbosa f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield Arethusa bulbosa f. subcaerulea E.L.Rand & Redfield

This terrestrial and rare orchid occurs in Eastern North America from Manitoba east to Newfoundland and St. Pierre & Miquelon south to Virginia, with isolated populations in northern Saskatchewan and in the Carolinas.[3][6][7] It occurs in bogs, swamps and other wet lowlands. It grows to a height of 15 cm. It forms a large, single, pink terminal flower, with a showy lip and white and yellow fringed crests.[2]

Gallery

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  Western Brook Pond Trail, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador
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  Drawing from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. (1913). Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada.
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  Waterloo State Recreation Area, Michigan

References

External links

• Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society
• Wildflowers of Connecticut, Connecticut Botanical Society
• Minnesota Wildflowers
• Izel, Native Plants for Your Garden
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas

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