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]
| Pogonia ophioglossoides | |
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| Flower of Pogonia ophioglossoides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Vanilloideae |
| Genus: | Pogonia |
| Species: | P. ophioglossoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker Gawl. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pogonia ophioglossoides |
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| Arethusa ophioglossoides |
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