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snake-mouth orchid

snake-mouth orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
Illinois Status: state endangered, native
Photo © Christopher David Benda

Features and Behaviors

FEATURES
This species has pink flowers. The lower lip of the flower is fringed. A single flower develops at the stem tip. A large leaf clasps the stem at about its mid-point. The snake-mouth orchid grows to a height of about four to 20 inches tall.

BEHAVIORS
Snake-mouth orchid grows in low, moist, acidic areas. It blooms from June through August. This species is endangered in Illinois.

Illinois Range

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae

Habitats

Aquatic Habitats
peatlands; wet prairies and fens