Calopogon barbatus (Walter) Ames is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Calopogon barbatus (Walter) Ames (Calopogon barbatus (Walter) Ames)
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Calopogon barbatus (Walter) Ames

Calopogon barbatus (Walter) Ames

Calopogon barbatus, the bearded grass-pink, is an orchid native to the southeastern US that grows in low-elevation wet acidic habitats.

Family
Genus
Calopogon
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Calopogon barbatus (Walter) Ames

Calopogon barbatus, commonly called the bearded grass-pink, is a species of orchid. It is native to the southeastern United States, where its range extends from Louisiana to North Carolina. It grows in wet, acidic, sandy grasslands and pine savannas across the US states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It occurs at elevations ranging from sea level to 100 meters.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Calopogon

More from Orchidaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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