Pogonia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae.GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.4.2: Pogonia . accessed 1.25.2016. Memin Encyclopaedia: Pogonia (orchid)]Alec M. Pridgeon, Phillip Cribb, Mark W. Chase and Finn Rasmussen ( ed.): Genera Orchidacearum. Orchidoideae (Part 2). Vanilloideae. 3/2, Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford 2003, , pp. 294-297.Chen Xinqi, Stephan W. Gale, Phillip J. Cribb: Orchidaceae ( Draft). In: Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven, DY Hong (eds.): Flora of China. 25 Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis 1994.
The genus takes its name from the Greek pōgōn and pōgōníās, meaning, respectively, 'beard' and 'bearded.'
The species of Pogonia are widespread in East Asia and eastern North America. They usually grow in open, sunny locations, often in moist to wet, sometimes flooded places.
Species Species of the genus Pogonia according to Plants of the World Online Image Name Distribution Elevation (m) Pogonia japonica China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang), Japan, Korean Peninsula.Flora of China @ efloras.org: Pogonia japonicaGRIN-Global Web v 1.9.4.2: Pogonia japonica . accessed 1.25.2016. Pogonia minor Taiwan, Japan on Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku.Flora of China @ efloras.org: Pogonia minorGRIN-Global Web v 1.9.4.2: Pogonia minor . accessed 1.25.2016. Pogonia ophioglossoides — snakemouth orchideastern United States and Canada.USDA Plants Profile for Pogonia ophioglossoides (snakemouth orchid) . accessed 1.25.2016.Charles J. Sheviak, Paul M. Catling: Pogonia. In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee ( eds.): Flora of North America North of Mexico. 26, Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford 1993, p 513. Pogonia subalpina Japan (Honshu) Pogonia trinervia Molucca Islands. Pogonia yunnanensis China in Yunnan province.Flora of China @ efloras.org: Pogonia yunnanensis
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