Tuberous grass pink facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tuberous grass pink
Ottawa, Ontario
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Calopogon
Species:	tuberosus
Synonyms
List Bletia tuberosa (L.) Ames Calopogon pulchellus Fernald Calopogon pulchellus (Salisb.) R.Br. Calopogon pulchellus f. albiflorus (Britton) Fernald Calopogon pulchellus f. latifolius H.St.John Calopogon pulchellus var. latifolius (H.St.John) Fernald Calopogon pulchellus var. simpsonii (Small) Ames ex Correll Calopogon tuberosus f. albiflorus Britton Calopogon tuberosus var. latifolius (H.St.John) B.Boivin Calopogon tuberosus f. niveus P.M.Br. Cathea pulchella (Salisb.) Salisb. Cathea pulchella f. albiflora (Britton) House Cathea pulchella f. latifolia (Britton) House Cathea pulchella f. linearifolia House Cathea tuberosa (L.) Morong Cymbidium pulchellum (Salisb.) Sw. Helleborine tuberosa (L.) Kuntze Limodorum pulchellum Salisb. Limodorum simpsonii Small Limodorum tuberosum L. Limodorum tuberosum f. albiflorum House Limodorum tuberosum f. latifolium (H.St.John) House Limodorum tuberosum f. linariifolium House Limodorum tuberosum var. nanum Nieuwl.

Calopogon tuberosus, the tuberous grass pink, is an orchid native to eastern North America.

Distribution

In the United States, it occurs from as far southwest as Texas and Oklahoma and southeast to the Florida Everglades to as far northeast as Maine and as far northwest as Minnesota. In Canada, it is found in all provinces from Newfoundland to Manitoba. It also is found in St. Pierre & Miquelon, Cuba and the Bahamas.

Conservation status

It is listed as "G5 - Secure" under the NatureServe conservation status system. However it is listed as an endangered species by the states of Illinois, Kentucky, and Maryland, and as exploitably vulnerable by New York.

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  Wild pink orchid

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  Flower and buds in Saco Heath, Maine

See also

In Spanish: Calopogon tuberosus para niños