Native and naturalized plants
Native and naturalized plants of the Carolinas and Georgia, eastern Tennessee and northern Florida

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Weakley's Flora ( 4/7/08 ): Orchidaceae
Arethusa bulbosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS National Database: Orchidaceae
Arethusa bulbosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (1968): Orchidaceae
049-09-001
Arethusa bulbosa

Common Name:
Bog-rose, Dragon's-mouth, Arethusa

Forb
Perennial

Native to the Carolinas
Rare (NC Endangered, SC Rare)
Documented growing wild in - NC SC

Look for it in bogs, per Weakley's Flora



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Leaves:
Simple

Flower:
Spring/Summer
Rose-purple
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical

Fruit:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

To learn more about this plant, look it up in a good book!
Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p052
Wild Orchids of SC: A Popular Natural History p006
Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p022




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June
Maine

 

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June
Maine

 

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