PLANTS Profile for Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii (Simpson's grasspink)

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Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. simpsonii (Small) Magrath
Simpson's grasspink

Symbol:

CATUS

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. simpsonii (Small) Magrath

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Synonyms:
Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. simpsonii (Small) Magrath

	CAPUS4	Calopogon pulchellus R. Br. var. simpsonii Ames, nom. nud.
	LISI3	Limodorum simpsonii Small

Distribution:
Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. simpsonii (Small) Magrath


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USA (FL)

Related Taxa:
Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. simpsonii (Small) Magrath

View 126 genera in Orchidaceae, 5 species in Calopogon, 2 varieties in Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Classification:
Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. simpsonii (Small) Magrath

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Calopogon R. Br. – grasspink
Species	Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – tuberous grasspink
Variety	Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. simpsonii (Small) Magrath – Simpson's grasspink

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. simpsonii (Small) Magrath

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Calopogon tuberosus
grass pink orchid		Endangered
Kentucky:
Calopogon tuberosus
grass-pink		Endangered
Maryland:
Calopogon tuberosus
grass-pink		Endangered
New York:
Calopogon tuberosus
grass pink		Exploitably Vulnerable
Rhode Island:
Calopogon tuberosus
grass pink		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. simpsonii (Small) Magrath

Calopogon tuberosus:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW+,OBL

FACW+

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. simpsonii (Small) Magrath

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527035.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 01:22 AM CDT