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Calopogon R. Brown. Common name: Grass-pink.

Key to Calopogon

A genus of 5 species (one with two varieties), endemic to e. North America.

ID notes: Unlike nearly all our orchid genera, the lip is oriented upward.

References: Correll (1950); Goldman et al. (2004); Goldman, Magrath, & Catling (2002) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002a); Goldman, van den Berg, & Griffith (2004); Trapnell, Hamrick, & Giannasi (2004). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Floyd A. Griffith | Calopogon multiflorus | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Calopogon pallidus | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward; top left clockwise: C. barbatus, C. multiflorus, C. tuberosus, C. pallidus | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Paul Marcum | Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jim Fowler | Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Calopogon multiflorus | Original Image ⭷

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