Pogonia ophioglossoides

Pogonia ophioglossoides, the snakemouth orchid[1] or rose pogonia, is a species of orchid occurring from central Canada to the east-central and eastern United States. It is the type species of the genus Pogonia. It is pollinated by bees.[2] This species occurs in wet habitats. In the north, the habitat is typically fens[3] but sometimes also bogs. Further south, along the Gulf Coast, it is a species of wet pine savannas and flatwoods.[4]

Pogonia ophioglossoides
Flower of Pogonia ophioglossoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Vanilloideae
Tribe:	Pogonieae
Genus:	Pogonia
Species:	P. ophioglossoides
Binomial name
Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker Gawl.
Synonyms
Arethusa ophioglossoides L. (basionym) Arethusa parviflora Michx. Pogonia pendula Lindl.

References

1. "Pogonia ophioglossoides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
2. Liggio, J. and Liggio, A.O. 1999. Wild Orchids of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. p.149
3. Reddoch, J. and Reddoch, A. (1997). The Orchids in the Ottawa district. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 111, 1–185.
4. Liggio, J. and Liggio, A.O. 1999. Wild Orchids of Texas. University of Texas Press, Austin. p.149