Pogonia ophioglossoides

Classification	Monocots
Family	Orchidaceae
Family (Traditional)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Pogonia
Species:	Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker Gawl.
Common Name	Snakemouth Orchid
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: solitary; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Type: sword-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Pollinium; Base Flower Color: Pink; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 1; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 6
C value	10
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S2] KY[S1] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Arethusa parviflora	Arethusa parviflora Michx.
Pogonia pendula	Pogonia pendula

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Letcher (KY), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Johnson (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0073768	Cumberland	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073774	Fentress	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
APSC0109280	Letcher	Kentucky		APSC Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073782	Van Buren	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073778	Johnson	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073764	Coffee	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073784	White	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073765	Coffee	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073777	Fentress	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073766	Coffee	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073783	Warren	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073775	Fentress	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073763	Coffee	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073779	Sequatchie	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073770	Fentress	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
31234100113149	Cumberland	Tennessee	Ronald L. Jones	EKY Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073771	Fentress	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
HTTU022235		Tennessee		HTTU Pogonia ophioglossoides
ETSU010253	Johnson	Tennessee		ETSU Pogonia ophioglossoides
ETSU010254	Johnson	Tennessee		ETSU Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073772	Fentress	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073773	Fentress	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073780	Van Buren	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073776	Fentress	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073769	Fentress	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073767	Cumberland	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
TENN-V-0073781	Van Buren	Tennessee		TENN Pogonia ophioglossoides
APSC0064911	Coffee	Tennessee		APSC Pogonia ophioglossoides
APSC0085784	Coffee	Tennessee		APSC Pogonia ophioglossoides

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Pogonia ophioglossoides

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