Calopogon tuberosus

{{Short description|Species of orchid}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Tuberous grass pink

| image = Tuberous Grass-pink.jpg

| image_caption = Ottawa, Ontario

| status = G5

| status_system = TNC

| genus = Calopogon

| species = tuberosus

| authority = L., Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.{{cite book| last1=Justice | first1=William S. | last2=Bell | first2=C. Ritchie | last3=Lindsey | first3=Anne H. |title=Wild Flowers of North Carolina|year=2005|publisher=Univ. of North Carolina Press|location=Chapel Hill, NC|isbn=0807855979|page=53|edition=2. printing.}}

|synonyms_ref={{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:42783-2 |title=Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=8 April 2021 }}

|synonyms={{Collapsible list|

  • Bletia tuberosa (L.) Ames
  • Calopogon pulchellus Fernald
  • Calopogon pulchellus (Salisb.) R.Br.
  • Calopogon pulchellus f. albiflorus (Britton) Fernald
  • Calopogon pulchellus f. latifolius H.St.John
  • Calopogon pulchellus var. latifolius (H.St.John) Fernald
  • Calopogon pulchellus var. simpsonii (Small) Ames ex Correll
  • Calopogon tuberosus f. albiflorus Britton
  • Calopogon tuberosus var. latifolius (H.St.John) B.Boivin
  • Calopogon tuberosus f. niveus P.M.Br.
  • Cathea pulchella (Salisb.) Salisb.
  • Cathea pulchella f. albiflora (Britton) House
  • Cathea pulchella f. latifolia (Britton) House
  • Cathea pulchella f. linearifolia House
  • Cathea tuberosa (L.) Morong
  • Cymbidium pulchellum (Salisb.) Sw.
  • Helleborine tuberosa (L.) Kuntze
  • Limodorum pulchellum Salisb.
  • Limodorum simpsonii Small
  • Limodorum tuberosum L.
  • Limodorum tuberosum f. albiflorum House
  • Limodorum tuberosum f. latifolium (H.St.John) House
  • Limodorum tuberosum f. linariifolium House
  • Limodorum tuberosum var. nanum Nieuwl.

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Calopogon tuberosus, the tuberous grass pink, is an orchid native to eastern North America.

Distribution

In the United States, it occurs from as far southwest as Texas and Oklahoma and southeast to the Florida Everglades to as far northeast as Maine and as far northwest as Minnesota. In Canada, it is found in all provinces from Newfoundland to Manitoba. It also is found in St. Pierre & Miquelon, Cuba and the Bahamas.{{BONAP|ref|genus=Calopogon|species=tuberosus}}[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=31882 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]{{PLANTS|symbol=CATU5|taxon=Calopogon tuberosus}}

Subspecies

  • Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii (Small) Magrath
  • Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus

Conservation status

It is listed as "G5 - Secure" under the NatureServe conservation status system. However it is listed as an endangered species by the states of Illinois, Kentucky, and Maryland, and as exploitably vulnerable by New York.

Calopogon tuberosus - wild pink orchid.jpg|Wild pink orchid

Calopogon_tuberosus.jpg|Flower and buds in Saco Heath, Maine

References

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