Biology:Calopogon oklahomensis

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Short description: Species of orchid

Oklahoma grass pink
Calopogon oklahomensis Arkansas.jpg

Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Genus: Calopogon
Species:
C. oklahomensis
Binomial name
Calopogon oklahomensis
D.H.Goldman

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]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5023252 entry