| taxonomy |
described by |
(Linnaeus) Ker Gawler, John Bellenden |
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published in |
Botanical Register 2 : t . 148 . 1816 |
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Family |
Orchdaceae |
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Subfamily |
Vanilloideae |
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Tribe |
Pogonieae |
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Subtribe |
Pogoniinae |
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Genus |
Pogonia Jussieu 1789 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 18 |
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metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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| native of |
origin |
humid or wet soils, swamps in Canada (Newfoundland, Ontario, Quebec), USA (Alabama, Florida, |
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Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississipi, Missouri, New York, Rhode Island, North and South Caroline, |
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Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, North Dakota, Tennessee, Minnesota, Illinois, Georgia) |
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altitude |
20 - 500 m (66 - 1650 ft) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Richmond (Virginia, USA) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 50 m / 165 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Richmond this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 14 h 29 m' to 9 h 31 m' |
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life form |
geophyte |
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brightness |
full sun |
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| inflorescence |
lenght |
18 - 20 cm (7.2 - 8") |
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flores |
1, fragrant |
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size |
single flower 4 L 3,5 cm (1.6 L 1.4") |
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duration |
single flower ≈ 20 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth ≈ 40 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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