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snake-mouth orchid
snake-mouth orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides)
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
Illinois Status: state endangered, native
