Dragon's mouth
- For the name of the series of straits separating the Gulf of Paria from the Caribbean Sea see Bocas del Dragón
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Arethusa
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A. bulbosa
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Arethusa bulbosa, commonly called Dragon's Mouth Orchid,[3] is the only species in the orchid genus Arethusa.[2] The genus is named after a naiad of Greek mythology.[4] This monotypic genus is abbreviated Aret in trade journals.
This terrestrial and rare orchid occurs Eastern North America from Manitoba east to Newfoundland and St. Pierre & Miquelon south to Virginia, with isolated populations in northern Saskatchewan and in the Carolinas.[2][5][6] 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.[1]
Gallery
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Arethusa bulbosa BB-1913.jpg
Drawing from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. (1913). Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada.
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Arethusa bulbosa, Waterloo, Mich.jpg
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Arethusa bulbosa
- ↑ Voitk, A & M. (2006). Orchids on the Rock: The Orchids of Newfoundland. Rocky Harbour, NL: Gros Morne Co-operating Association.
- ↑ University of Wisconsin, Orchids of Wisconsin, Arethusa bulbosa
- ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 597, Arethusa bulbosa
- ↑ Biota of North America Program
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- USDA Plants profile
- Wildflowers of Connecticut, Connecticut Botanical Society
- Minnesota Wildflowers
- Izel, Native Plants for Your Garden
- Go Botany, New England Wild Flower Society
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
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