Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Calopogon oklahomensis
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Calopogon oklahomensis
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Calopogon oklahomensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Calopogon oklahomensis
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)
Calopogon pulchellus
COMMON NAME:
Oklahoma Grass-pink
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Jim Fowler jafcoklahomensi_12050514
May AR
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Jim Fowler jafcoklahomensi_13050514
May AR
Lateral sepals weakly falcate to straight, per Weakley's Flora.
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Jim Fowler jafcoklahomensi_18050514
May AR
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Jim Fowler jafcoklahomensis_7050514
May AR
Dilated distal portion of middle lip lobe triangular to braodly rounded, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Calopogon oklahomensis
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Calopogon oklahomensis
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Calopogon oklahomensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Calopogon oklahomensis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (Correll & Johnston, 1970)
Calopogon pulchellus
2053
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas, prairies, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare (historically in SC Coastal Plain, but not recently seen)
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LEAVES:
Simple
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink
3 sepals, two lateral and one dorsal
3 petals, the two lateral similar and a third (the lip) enlarged
stamens and pistil fused together into a column
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer?
Capsule
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