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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Arethusa from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Arethusa bulbosa
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arethusa bulbosa
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-09-001:
Arethusa bulbosa
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Bog-rose, Dragon's-mouth, Arethusa
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_arbu_001_lvd
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Jim Fowler jafarethusa_group040615
June ME
Petals and sepals generally point upward; lip curls downward like a tongue, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
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Jim Fowler jafarethusa_single040615
June ME
Lip usually white or pink with deep purple markings & a yellow-orange area, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.