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Species Details
Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium Read more about this collection »
LeavesAlternate, inversely heart-shaped to inversely lance-shaped, 2-18 cm long, 1-7 cm wide
FlowersInflorescence a raceme; flowers 7-70, bilaterally symmetric; sepals 3, fused, egg-shaped, 3-8 mm long, 2-5 mm wide, form hood over the column; lateral petals 2, linear to lance-shaped, 3-5 mm long, 0.5 mm wide, green, red or brown; lip 3-10 mm long, 0.5-4 mm wide, wedge-shaped to oblong, 2-or 3-toothed at tip; spur pouch-like, 2-3 mm long; stamens 1-2, fused with pistil to form column; ovary inferior
Fruits and SeedsCapsule, 7-14 mm long, 4-5 mm wide, ellipsoid, 3-valved; seeds 20-40 million, dust like, 0.05-6 mm long, 0.01-9 mm wide, tubular or balloon-shaped
Scientific Name
Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
Common Name
frog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
General Description
Perennial herb, fleshy roots, stems 6-80 cm tall, smooth
Leaves
Alternate, inversely heart-shaped to inversely lance-shaped, 2-18 cm long, 1-7 cm wide
Flowers
Inflorescence a raceme; flowers 7-70, bilaterally symmetric; sepals 3, fused, egg-shaped, 3-8 mm long, 2-5 mm wide, form hood over the column; lateral petals 2, linear to lance-shaped, 3-5 mm long, 0.5 mm wide, green,…
Inflorescence a raceme; flowers 7-70, bilaterally symmetric; sepals 3, fused, egg-shaped, 3-8 mm long, 2-5 mm wide, form hood over the column; lateral petals 2, linear to lance-shaped, 3-5 mm long, 0.5 mm wide, green, red or brown; lip 3-10 mm long, 0.5-4 mm wide, wedge-shaped to oblong, 2-or 3-toothed at tip; spur pouch-like, 2-3 mm long; stamens 1-2, fused with pistil to form column; ovary inferior
Fruits and Seeds
Capsule, 7-14 mm long, 4-5 mm wide, ellipsoid, 3-valved; seeds 20-40 million, dust like, 0.05-6 mm long, 0.01-9 mm wide, tubular or balloon-shaped
Phenology
Flowers from June to July
Notes
The name Coeloglossum comes from the Greek words koilos and glossum, which means “hollow tongue.” The name referes to the spur. The species name viride, meaning “greenish,” refers to the green flowers.
Range/Distribution
Alberta: Throughout the whole province
CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT); USA (AK, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA,…
Alberta: Throughout the whole province
CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT); USA (AK, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY)
Citation
Page Citation for Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
Page Citation
"Species Details - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-4640/12-15394. Accessed 07 Jul. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 86 specimens of this Species.
26029 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Morley
Date Collected1958-07-08
72433 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Deadhorse Creek
Date Collected1966-07-09
72434 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Missinglink Mountain
Date Collected1966-06-22
37592 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edson
Date Collected1971-06-20
5408 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Fort Smith
Date Collected1950-06-28
36583 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Date Collected1896-05-28
36588 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Nelson
Date Collected1944-06-23
5407 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Manitoba, Duck Mountain
Date Collected1950-07-03
24406 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Yoho National Park, Wapta Lake
Date Collected1941-06-29
30729 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Mosquito Creek
Date Collected1970-08-31
5305 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedEurope: Switzerland, Bern
Date Collected1952-08-01
36361 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Fort Saskatchewan
Date Collected1953-06-21; 1953-06-28
41064 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park
Date Collected1966-07-06
111990 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park
Date Collected1966-06-29
111989 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cadomin
Date Collected1970-07-24
112493 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Wood Buffalo National Park, Peace Point
Date Collected1993-07-24
112889 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mountain Park
Date Collected1989-06-07
116483 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Montana, Toole County, West Butte
Date Collected1976-06-07
121803 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Crescent Falls Provincial Recreation Area
Date Collected2009-06-18
123459 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Meanook National Wildlife Area
Date Collected2004-06-13
134913 - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefrog orchid, bog orchid, long bracted orchid, American frog orchid, bracted orchid, green-bracted orchid, long-bract frog orchid, long-bract orchis
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Palmer Property
Date Collected2009-06-13