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Photographer: Jeff Hapeman
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Family Orchidaceae
Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker Gawl.
adder's-mouth, rose pogonia, snakemouth orchid
Pogonia: from Pogonias for "bearded," referring to lip of original species
ophioglossoides: like Ophioglossum, meaning "snake tongue"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-12" tall forb |
| Flower: | pink to rose, 6-parted, 1"- 1 3/4" wide; lip with fringed edges but not lobed, its surface with yellow hairs and often with red veins; inflorescence usually 1 (rarely 2) short-stalked flowers; blooms May-July |
| Leaf: | one near the middle and often a long-stalked one near the base |
| Habitat: | sun; wet; bogs, shores, meadows, fens |
| (Glossary) |
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