Calopogon tuberosus, the tuberous grass pink, is an orchid native to eastern North America.[1]

Distribution

In the United States, it occurs from as far southwest as Texas and Oklahoma and southeast to the Florida Everglades to as far northeast as Maine and as far northwest as Minnesota. In Canada, it is found in all provinces from Newfoundland to Manitoba. It also is found in St. Pierre & Miquelon, Cuba and the Bahamas.[3][4][5]

Subspecies

  • Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii (Small) Magrath
  • Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus

Conservation status

It is listed as "G5 - Secure" under the NatureServe conservation status system. However it is listed as an endangered species by the states of Illinois, Kentucky, and Maryland, and as exploitably vulnerable by New York.

  • Wild pink orchid
    Wild pink orchid
  • Flower and buds in Saco Heath, Maine
    Flower and buds in Saco Heath, Maine

References

  1. ^ a b Justice, William S.; Bell, C. Ritchie; Lindsey, Anne H. (2005). Wild Flowers of North Carolina (2. printing. ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Univ. of North Carolina Press. p. 53. ISBN 0807855979.
  2. ^ "Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Calopogon tuberosus". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  4. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ^ NRCS. "Calopogon tuberosus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calopogon_tuberosus
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