Calopogon oklahomensis
| Oklahoma grass pink | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Genus: | Calopogon |
| Species: | C. oklahomensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Calopogon oklahomensis D.H.Goldman | |
Calopogon oklahomensis, commonly known as the Oklahoma grass pink or prairie grass pink, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to the United States, restricted to the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin and is extirpated throughout most of its range. It has flowers that are white, pink or purple, with a labellum with an apical region of yellow hairs.
References
External links
- USDA_Information_on_Oklahoma_Grass_Pink
- Flora of North America treatment of this species
- Photographs_of_this_species_by_Charles_Lewallen
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