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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 049-10-002:
Calopogon pulchellus
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Common Grass-pink
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_litu4_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0505t_06
May Williamsburg County SC
Dilated distal portion of middle lip lobe usually much wider than long, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm100514_110
May Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Flowers open progressively upwards, fewer than 4 open at any one time, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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JK Marlow jkm100514_114
May Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
A curved and winged column projects from the center of the flower, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
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JK Marlow jkm100514_125
May Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Upper petal (lip) narrow, spreading to a triangular tip w orange bristles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm110522_635
May Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
One or two linear-lanceolate, strongly ribbed leaves, 6-20" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Tim Spira tps_ctuberosus
Month Unknown
Sepals and lateral petals are nearly alike, spreading, 0.6-1" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.