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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/1-4640/12-15407. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 86 specimens of this Species.
32265 - 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, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Cardinal Divide
Date Collected1970-07-07
72614 - 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, Ram Range
Date Collected1974-08-03
44734 - 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, Whitehorse Creek Provincial Recreation Area
Date Collected1973-07-21
25293 - 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, Celestine Lake
Date Collected1968-08-11
28676 - 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, Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve, Whiterabbit Creek
Date Collected1968-07-02
28893 - 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, Brazeau River
Date Collected1968-07-04
28568 - 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, Windy Point
Date Collected1968-06-12
28546 - 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, Cline River
Date Collected1968-06-11
27787 - 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, Entrance
Date Collected1968-06-17
36589 - 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, Bearspaw
Date Collected1945-07-29
36587 - 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, Miette
Date Collected1945-07-29
79723 - 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, Marwayne
Date Collected1974-08-01
75090 - 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, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Prospect Mountain
Date Collected1976-07-03
91077 - 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, Buck Lake
Date Collected1967-07-26
85001 - 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 Collected1975-08-04
100141 - 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, Canmore
Date Collected1951-07-07
100220 - 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, Talbot Lake
Date Collected1960-07-06/1960-07-07
100026 - 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, Banff National Park, Sulphur Mountain
Date Collected1945-07-20
38100 - 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, Waterton Lakes National Park, Maskinonge Lake
Date Collected1970-06-09
38362 - 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, Waterton Lakes National Park, Dardanelles
Date Collected1970-06-10
31854 - 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 Collected1965-07-04