| Dragon's mouth orchid | |
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| Taken Pancake Bay, Ontario | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Arethuseae |
| Subtribe: | Arethusinae |
| Genus: | Arethusa L. |
| Species: | A. bulbosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Arethusa bulbosa L. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Arethusa bulbosa, commonly called dragon's mouth orchid, is the only species in the orchid genus Arethusa. The genus is named after a naiad of Greek mythology. This monotypic genus is abbreviated Aret in trade journals.
This terrestrial and rare orchid occurs in 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. 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.
Gallery
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Western Brook Pond Trail, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Drawing from Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. (1913). Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada.
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Waterloo State Recreation Area, Michigan
References
- Maiz-Tome, L. (2017). "Arethusa bulbosa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 208. IUCN. e.T64264102A67728533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T64264102A67728533.en.
- ^ Justice, William S.; Bell, C. Ritchie; Lindsey, Anne H. (2005). Wild Flowers of North Carolina (2. printing. ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Univ. of North Carolina Press. p. 52. ISBN 0807855979.
- ^ 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
- "Arethusa bulbosa". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
External links
- Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society
- Wildflowers of Connecticut, Connecticut Botanical Society Archived 2013-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
- Minnesota Wildflowers
- Izel, Native Plants for Your Garden
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Arethusa bulbosa |
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