Biology:Calopogon oklahomensis
Oklahoma grass pink | |
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Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Arethuseae |
Genus: | Calopogon |
Species: | C. oklahomensis
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Binomial name | |
Calopogon oklahomensis D.H.Goldman
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Calopogon oklahomensis, commonly known as the Oklahoma grass pink[1] or prairie grass pink, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to the United States . It is restricted to the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana , Iowa, Kansas , Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee , Texas , and Wisconsin. It is extirpated (locally extinct) throughout most of its range.[2] Calopogon oklahomensis is a perennial herb[3] with flowers that are white, pink or purple, with a labellum with an apical region of yellow hairs. Flowers bloom March to July.[2] Its habitats include coastal prairies, savannas, edges of bogs, and oak woodlands.[4] It was described by Douglas H. Goldman in 1995.[2]
References
- ↑ "Calopogon oklahomensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CAOK2. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Goldman, Douglas H.; Lawrence K. Magrath; Paul M. Catling (2002), "Calopogon oklahomensis", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 26, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101509, retrieved 2018-11-05
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=caok2.
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160275/Calopogon_oklahomensis.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5023252 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calopogon oklahomensis.
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