Dragon's mouth
Species of orchid
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Arethusa bulbosa, commonly called dragon's mouth orchid,[5] is the only species in the orchid genus Arethusa.[4] The genus is named after a naiad of Greek mythology.[6] This monotypic genus is abbreviated Aret in trade journals.
| Dragon's mouth orchid | |
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| Taken Pancake Bay, Ontario | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Arethuseae |
| Subtribe: | Arethusinae |
| Genus: | Arethusa L. |
| Species: | A. bulbosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Arethusa bulbosa | |
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This terrestrial and rare orchid occurs in Eastern North America from Manitoba east to Newfoundland and Saint Pierre and Miquelon south to Virginia, with isolated populations in northern Saskatchewan and in the Carolinas.[4][7][8] 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.[3]
Gallery
Western Brook Pond Trail, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador
Drawing from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. (1913). Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada.
