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Search Term(s): Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus   (1 record found)

ORCHIDACEAE
Orchid Family
Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus  (grass-pink)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Calopogon: from the Greek kalos (beautiful) and pogon (beard), referring to the fringed lip; tuberosus: having tubers
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Orchid
Phenology (Flowering Period)
June-July
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Atlantic white cedar swamps and bogs, inner-dune swales, acidic fens; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont
State Status
Rare
Piedmont Status
Rare/Historical
Coastal Plain Status
Rare
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
9
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
Variety simpsonii occurs in Florida, Cuba and the West Indies.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Beach and Dune Habitats (Interdunal Wetlands, herbaceous, shrub, forested)
Peat Wetlands (Acidic Fens)
Atlantic White Cedar Non-tidal Wetlands (Swamp)
Atlantic White Cedar Non-tidal Wetlands (Swamp)
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