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. | |
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Pogonia ophioglossoides |
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Arethusa ophioglossoides |
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