Cleistesiopsis bifaria

Classification	Monocots
Family	Orchidaceae
Family (Traditional)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Cleistesiopsis
Species:	Cleistesiopsis bifaria (Fernald) Pansarin & F. Barros
Common Name	Dragonhead Pogonia; Small Spreading Pogonia
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Type: sword-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Pollinium; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; 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: 2; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 6
C value	9
Status	Native
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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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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
Cleistes bifaria	Cleistes bifaria (Fernald) Catling & Gregg, 1993
Cleistes divaricata var. bifaria	Cleistes divaricata var. bifaria Fernald, 1946
Pogonia bifaria	Pogonia bifaria (Fernald) P.M. Brown & Wunderlin, 1997

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: Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Wolfe (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Scott (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2011 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	09 Jun 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Cleistes bifaria
ETSU010020	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Cleistes bifaria
APSC0069829	Wolfe	Kentucky			APSC Cleistesiopsis bifaria
ETSU031795		Tennessee			ETSU Cleistesiopsis bifaria
TENN-V-0073809	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Cleistesiopsis bifaria
UCHT040254	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Cleistes bifaria
TENN-V-0073812	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Cleistesiopsis bifaria
TENN-V-0073810	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Cleistesiopsis bifaria
TENN-V-0073814	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Cleistesiopsis bifaria
TENN-V-0073811	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Cleistesiopsis bifaria
APSC0107052	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Cleistesiopsis bifaria
APSC0098413	Pike	Kentucky			APSC Cleistesiopsis bifaria
ETSU008928	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy 13291	ETSU Cleistes bifaria
TENN-V-0073816	Pickett	Tennessee			TENN Cleistesiopsis bifaria
TENN-V-0073818	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Cleistesiopsis bifaria
TENN-V-0073820	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Cleistesiopsis bifaria
ETSU031805		Tennessee			ETSU Cleistesiopsis bifaria
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Cleistes bifaria
ETSU010018	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Cleistes bifaria
TENN-V-0073815	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Cleistesiopsis bifaria
TENN-V-0073813	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Cleistesiopsis bifaria
TENN-V-0073819	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Cleistesiopsis bifaria
TENN-V-0073808	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Cleistesiopsis bifaria
TENN-V-0073817	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Cleistesiopsis bifaria
APSC0099266	Wolfe	Kentucky			APSC Cleistesiopsis bifaria
APSC0099267	Powell	Kentucky			APSC Cleistesiopsis bifaria
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Cleistes bifaria

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Cleistesiopsis bifaria

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