Cleistesiopsis bifri
small spreading pogonia, spreading pogonia, rosebud orchid
Family
Orchidaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, lanceolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
pink, purple, white
Flower Petals
3
Flower Month
April - July
Height (meters)
0.8
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Field Characters
The ascending and often recurved linear-lanceolate brownish sepals are distinctive.
Habitat
Swamps, savannas, moist meadows and woodlands, low grassy pine barrens, flat woods, bogs, along stream banks.