Biology:Cleistesiopsis bifaria

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Short description: Species of orchid

Cleistesiopsis bifaria
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Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Genus: Cleistesiopsis
Species:
C. bifaria
Binomial name
Cleistesiopsis bifaria
(Fernald) Pansarin & F.Barros
Synonyms[2]
  • Cleistes divaricata var. bifaria Fernald
  • Cleistes bifaria (Fernald) Catling & Gregg
  • Pogonia bifaria (Fernald) P.M.Br. & Wunderlin

Cleistesiopsis bifaria, the smaller spreading pogonia, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to the eastern United States, along the Appalachian Mountains from West Virginia to Alabama.[2][3][4] Flower petals are white or rose-pink in color with purple or pink venation.[5] Its habitats include savannas, wet meadows, and pine or oak woodlands of ridgetops.[1] The species is threatened by fire suppression, habitat loss, and invasive species.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1256025/Cleistesiopsis_bifaria. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cleistesiopsis bifaria" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/77095634-1. 
  3. ↑ "Cleistes bifaria in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101527. 
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  5. ↑ "Cleistesiopsis bifaria (Small Spreading Pogonia): Go Orchids". https://goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org/species/cleistesiopsis/bifaria/. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15495668 entry



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