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Calopogon
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Calopogon, grass pink, is a genus of terrestrial orchids (family Orchidaceae). The generic name is from Greek and means "beautiful beard", referring to the cluster of hairs adorning the labellum. The five species are native to the eastern United States, eastern Canada, Cuba and the Bahamas. The genus Calopogon is abbreviated Cpg in trade journals.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toAlabama, Arkansas, Bahamas, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas
Observations recorded19,520

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
106
With media
77
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
UCONN, IBUNAM, NY, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), GH, MO
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Canada, Brasil, Bahamas, Brazil

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Arethusinae
Image
Calopogon tuberosus Texas.jpg
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Category:Calopogon
taxon name
Calopogon
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Calopogon
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Encyclopedic overview

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Calopogon, grass pink, is a genus of terrestrial orchids (family Orchidaceae). The generic name is from Greek and means "beautiful beard", referring to the cluster of hairs adorning the labellum. The five species are native to the eastern United States, eastern Canada, Cuba and the Bahamas. The genus Calopogon is abbreviated Cpg in trade journals.

Calopogon, like many other orchids, is an indicator species for good remnant hydrology. This means that their presence is an indication of high-quality ground and surface water. Most species of Calopogon frequent wet, sunny swales, bogs, and the edges of marshy areas, and associate with ferns, sedges, grasses and forbs. Calopogon oklahomensis has been observed in drier areas than Calopogon tuberosus would prefer.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Calopogon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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