Calopogon

Calopogon

▪ genus of orchids
 genus of about four species of terrestrial orchids, family Orchidaceae, found in bogs and swamps of North America and the West Indies. The lip of the grass-pink, or swamp-pink (Calopogon pulchellus), flower is covered with many yellow hairs. The flowers of most species bear the lip uppermost, range in colour from lavender and deep pink to white, and are about 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide. There are one or two ribbed leaves per corm (swollen stem base) and several flowers on each flower spike.

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  • Calopogon — n. a genus of terrestrial orchids of North America. Syn: genus {Calopogon}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Calopōgon — (C. B. Br.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Orchideae Arethuseae. Art: C. pulchellus, in Nordamerika …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Calopogon —   Calopogon …   Wikipedia Español

  • Calopogon — noun terrestrial orchids of North America • Syn: ↑genus Calopogon • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Calopogon — ID 13083 Symbol Key CALOP2 Common Name grasspink Family Orchidaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Calopogon tuberosus — Calopogon tubéreux Calopogon tuberosus …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Calopogon tuberosus — Taxobox name = Tuberous Grass Pink status = EN image width = 240px image caption = C. tuberosus var. tuberosus regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Orchidaceae genus = Calopogon species = C.… …   Wikipedia

  • Calopogon oklahomensis — Oklahoma grass pink Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots …   Wikipedia

  • Calopogon pulchellum — noun an orchid • Syn: ↑grass pink, ↑Calopogon tuberosum • Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Calopogon, ↑genus Calopogon …   Useful english dictionary

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