Pogonia japonica

Pogonia japonica
Flower of Pogonia japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Pogoniinae
Genus: Pogonia
Species: P. japonica
Binomial name
Pogonia japonica
Rchb.f.
Synonyms
  • Pogonia similis Blume
  • Pogonia ophioglossoides var. japonica (Rchb.f.) Finet
  • Pogonia japonica f. lineariperiantha Satomi & T.Ohsawa
  • Pogonia minor [1]

Pogonia japonica is a species of orchid occurring in East Asia.

The orchid is native to Japan, Korea, and China in the provinces of Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang.[1][2]

It is found in grasslands on hilltops, forest edges along valleys, moist thickets, and open moist places. It grows from 1,100–2,300 metres (3,600–7,500 ft) in elevation.[2]

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