Calopogon tuberosus
Grass pink orchid, Tuberous grass-pink Taxonomy
Synonyms: Calopogon pulchellus Subspecific taxa: Classification:
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Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: State Endangered Notes: Origin: Native
Species Description
General: Monocot, perennial Roots: adventitious, corms Shoots: basal leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Parallel leaf venation; awl-shaped leaf shape Inflorescence: raceme Flowers: perfect; 3 merous; complete, irregular; red, white; epigynous ovary position Fruit: capsule Physiology: autotrophic; C3 C02 fixation Reproduction: sexual
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: dense sphagnum of open shrub community of the bog mat; tolerant of drier sites so may be found on sandy ridges; tolerant of submergence in spring; prefers full sun; disturbed, stable meadow-like sites; Spirea hummocks in low peaty areas ILPIN Notes: Confined to northern half of Illinois, and Jackson and Macoupin counties. a white flowered forma-albiflorus(Britt.)Fern. is known from Lake, Cook, and Kankakee a single leaf usually pollinated by naive bees, carpenter bees and queen bumblebees Functional Relationships:
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