| Botanical name: |
Calopogon tuberosus |
| Common
name: |
Grass
pink orchid
|
| Synonomy |
Calopogon
pulchellus R. Br. ex
Ait. f.
Calopogon
pulchellus R. Br. ex Ait. f. var. latifolius (St. John) Fern.
Calopogon
tuberosus (L.) B.S.P. var. latifolius (St. John) Boivin
Limodorum
tuberosum L. |
| Group: |
Monocot |
| Family: |
Orchidaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
Forb/herb |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Plant
height: |
4-20"
|
| Flower
color: |
pink to magenta with a yellow crested
lip above the flower. |
| Flower
size: |
1-1/2" long, usually a loose cluster
of up to 4-6 blooms |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
mid June-July
|
| Habitat: |
bogs or damp meadows with wet, acid
soil; open sphagnum bogs.
|
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
throughout the State; most plentiful
in the Pine Barrens and northern counties
|
| Heritage ranking in NJ: |
n/a |
| Misc.: |
USDA
lists as Facultative Wetland species: Usually occurs in wetlands
(estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands.
Usually one narrow, pointed leaf from base.
Stone notes: "The Limodorum
(Calopogon) seems
to be less
restricted to the bogs than either the Arethusa or Rose Pogonia, and
its beautiful cluster of crimson blossoms will be found in every little
damp sandy spot where Drosera
filiformis and Utricularia
cleistogama like to grow. As we drive over the long white
sandy
roads in early July these brilliant banners are almost the only touch
of bright color to be seen."(373) |
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