Arethusa bulbosa, commonly called dragon's mouth orchid,Voitk, A & M. (2006). Orchids on the Rock: The Orchids of Newfoundland. Rocky Harbour, NL: Gros Morne Co-operating Association. is the only species in the orchid genus Arethusa. The genus is named after a naiad of Greek mythology.University of Wisconsin, Orchids of Wisconsin, Arethusa bulbosa 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 Saint Pierre and Miquelon south to Virginia, with isolated populations in northern Saskatchewan and in the Carolinas.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Arethusa bulbosaFlora of North America v 26 p 597, Arethusa bulbosa 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.
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Wildflowers of Connecticut, Connecticut Botanical Society Minnesota Wildflowers Izel, Native Plants for Your Garden Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas