Arethusa bulbosa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Arethuseae
Subtribus: Arethusinae
Genus: Arethusa
Species: Arethusa bulbosa
Name

Arethusa bulbosa L., Sp. Pl.: 950 (1753)
Synonymy

Heterotypic
Arethusa bulbosa f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield, Fl. Mt. Desert Isl.: 152 (1894)
Arethusa bulbosa f. subcaerulea E.L.Rand & Redfield, Fl. Mt. Desert Isl.: 152 (1894)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 950.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 14 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arethusa bulbosa. Accessed: 2021 Sep 16.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Arethusa bulbosa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 16. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Arethusa bulbosa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 16. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Arethusa bulbosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Arethusa bulbosa. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sep 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Arethusa bulbosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sep 2021.

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά: Αρέθουσα
English: Dragon's mouth
español: Boca de dragón
euskara: Dragoi Ahoa
français: Aréthuse bulbeuse
Tiếng Việt: Phong lan miệng rồng

Arethusa bulbosa, commonly called dragon's mouth orchid,[4] is the only species in the orchid genus Arethusa.[3] The genus is named after a naiad of Greek mythology.[5] This monotypic genus is abbreviated Aret in trade journals.

This terrestrial and rare orchid occurs in Eastern North America from Manitoba east to Newfoundland and St. Pierre & Miquelon south to Virginia, with isolated populations in northern Saskatchewan and in the Carolinas.[3][6][7] It occurs in bogs, swamps and other wet lowlands. It grows to a height of 15 cm. It forms a large, single, pink terminal flower, with a showy lip and white and yellow fringed crests.[2]

References

Maiz-Tome, L. (2017). "Arethusa bulbosa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 208. e.T64264102A67728533. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T64264102A67728533.en.
Justice, William S.; Bell, C. Ritchie; Lindsey, Anne H. (2005). Wild Flowers of North Carolina (2. printing. ed.). Chapel Hill, NC: Univ. of North Carolina Press. p. 52. ISBN 0807855979.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Arethusa bulbosa
Voitk, A & M. (2006). Orchids on the Rock: The Orchids of Newfoundland. Rocky Harbour, NL: Gros Morne Co-operating Association.
University of Wisconsin, Orchids of Wisconsin, Arethusa bulbosa
Flora of North America v 26 p 597, Arethusa bulbosa
"Arethusa bulbosa". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.