Pogonia_(plant)

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Pogonia (plant)

Genus of orchids

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Pogonia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae.[1] [2][3][4]

The genus takes its name from the Greek pōgōn and pōgōníās, meaning, respectively, 'beard' and 'bearded.' [2]

The species of Pogonia are widespread in East Asia and eastern North America. They usually grow in open, sunny locations, often in moist to wet, sometimes flooded places.[2]

Species

Species of the genus Pogonia according to Plants of the World Online As of March 2023[5]

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References

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    GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.4.2: Pogonia . accessed 1.25.2016.
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    Memin Encyclopaedia: Pogonia (orchid)]
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    Alec M. Pridgeon, Phillip Cribb, Mark W. Chase and Finn Rasmussen ( ed.): Genera Orchidacearum. Orchidoideae (Part 2). Vanilloideae. 3/2, Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford 2003, ISBN 0-19-850711-9, pp. 294-297.
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    Chen Xinqi, Stephan W. Gale, Phillip J. Cribb: Orchidaceae ( Draft). In: Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven, DY Hong (eds.): Flora of China. 25 Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis 1994.
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    "Pogonia Juss. - Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
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    Flora of China @ efloras.org: Pogonia japonica
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    GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.4.2: Pogonia japonica . accessed 1.25.2016.
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    Flora of China @ efloras.org: Pogonia minor
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    GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.4.2: Pogonia minor . accessed 1.25.2016.
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    USDA Plants Profile for Pogonia ophioglossoides (snakemouth orchid) . accessed 1.25.2016.
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    Charles J. Sheviak, Paul M. Catling: Pogonia. In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee ( eds.): Flora of North America North of Mexico. 26, Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford 1993 , p 513.
  12. [12]
    Flora of China @ efloras.org: Pogonia yunnanensis
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