Grass Pink
(Calopogon tuberosus)
(formerly Calopogon pulchellus)

Other common names: Calopogon

Other scientific names: Calopogon pulchellus, Cymbidium pulchellum, Limodorum tuberosum

French names: Calopogon

Family: Orchid Family (Orchidaceae)

Group: Orchids

Flowers: Summer;  Blue/Violet, Red/Pink, White;  Irregular Flowers

Habitat: Wet boggy areas.

Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 20    Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 214    ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario: 85   

Native/Non-native: Native

Status: Common.

Origin and Meaning of Names:
 Scientific Name: tuberosus: tuberous

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Grass Pink has a spectacular wide open flower. Very much like a classic orchid.

A Skipper butterfly on a Grass Pink.

Frontal view of a flower.

Seeds forming in mid July.

Sometimes the flowers are white.

Flower just opening.

Flower mostly open.

Sprout in late May.
  

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