Dragon's mouth
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For the name of the series of straits separating the Gulf of Paria from the Caribbean Sea,
see Bocas del Dragón
| Dragon's Mouth Orchid | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Arethusae |
| Subtribe: | Arethusinae |
| Genus: | Arethusa L. |
| Species: | A. bulbosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Arethusa bulbosa L. |
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Arethusa bulbosa, commonly called Dragon's Mouth Orchid,[1] is the only species in the orchid genus Arethusa. The genus is named after a naiad of Greek mythology. This monotypic genus is abbreviated Aret in trade journals.
This terrestrial and very rare orchid occurs in the temperate regions of North America, mainly in Eastern Canada and Eastern USA. It occurs in bogs, swamps and other lowland humid places. 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.
[edit] Gallery
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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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Arethusa bulbosa in Michigan
[edit] References
- ^ Voitk, A & M. (2006) Orchids on the Rock: The Orchids of Newfoundland, Rocky Harbour, NL: Gros Morne Co-operating Association.
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