Dragon's mouth
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Arethusa bulbosa, commonly called dragon's mouth orchid,[1] is the only species in the orchid genus Arethusa.[2] The genus is named after a naiad of Greek mythology.[3] This monotypic genus is abbreviated Aret in trade journals.
This terrestrial and rare orchid occurs in Eastern North America from Manitoba east to Newfoundland and St. Pierre & Miquelon south to Virginia, with isolated populations in northern Saskatchewan and in the Carolinas.[2][4][5] It occurs in bogs, swamps and other wet lowlands. It grows to a height of 15 cm. It forms a large, single, pink terminal flower, with a showy lip and white and yellow fringed crests.[6]
Gallery
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Western Brook Pond Trail, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Drawing from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. (1913). Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada.
References
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- ↑ Voitk, A & M. (2006). Orchids on the Rock: The Orchids of Newfoundland. Rocky Harbour, NL: Gros Morne Co-operating Association.
- ↑ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Arethusa bulbosa
- ↑ University of Wisconsin, Orchids of Wisconsin, Arethusa bulbosa
- ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 597, Arethusa bulbosa
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