Pogonia (plant)
Genus of orchids
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Pogonia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae.[1] [2][3][4]
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| Pogonia ophioglossoides | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Vanilloideae |
| Tribe: | Pogonieae |
| Genus: | Pogonia Juss. |
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The genus takes its name from the Greek pōgōn and pōgōníās, meaning, respectively, 'beard' and 'bearded.' [2]
The species of Pogonia are widespread in East Asia and eastern North America. They usually grow in open, sunny locations, often in moist to wet, sometimes flooded places.[2]
Species
Species of the genus Pogonia according to Plants of the World Online As of March 2023[update][5]
| Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
_20210616_231530.jpg){kind=spacer} | Pogonia japonica Rchb.f., 1852 | China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang), Japan, Korean Peninsula.[6][7] | 1,100–2,300 metres (3,600–7,500 ft) |
 | Pogonia minor (Makino) Makino 1909 | Taiwan, Japan on Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku.[8][9] | 2,200–2,400 metres (7,200–7,900 ft) |
| Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker Gawl. 1816 — snakemouth orchid | eastern United States and Canada.[10][11] | 0–49 metres (0–161 ft) |
 | Pogonia subalpina T.Yukawa & Y.Yamashita, 2017 | Japan (Honshu) | |
| Pogonia trinervia (Roxb.) Voigt 1845 | Molucca Islands.[2] | ||
| Pogonia yunnanensis Finet 1897 | China in Yunnan province.[12] | 2,300–3,300 metres (7,500–10,800 ft) | |
