Pogonia ophioglossoides

Pogonia ophioglossoides
	Flower of Pogonia ophioglossoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Vanilloideae
Tribe:	Pogonieae
Genus:	Pogonia
Species:	P. ophioglossoides
Binomial name
	Pogonia ophioglossoides; (L.) Ker Gawl.
Synonyms
	Arethusa ophioglossoides L. (basionym) ; Arethusa parviflora Michx. ; Pogonia pendula Lindl. ;

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]

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pogonia ophioglossoides". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
^ Liggio, J. and Liggio, A.O. 1999. Wild Orchids of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. p.149
^ Reddoch, J. and Reddoch, A. (1997). The Orchids in the Ottawa district. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 111, 1–185.
^ Liggio, J. and Liggio, A.O. 1999. Wild Orchids of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. p.149

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pogonia ophioglossoides". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

[2] Liggio, J. and Liggio, A.O. 1999. Wild Orchids of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. p.149

[3] Reddoch, J. and Reddoch, A. (1997). The Orchids in the Ottawa district. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 111, 1–185.

[4] Liggio, J. and Liggio, A.O. 1999. Wild Orchids of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. p.149

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