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Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.

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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)
Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart.
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"Species Details - Coeloglossum viride (L.) Hart., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-4640/12-15467. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

Specimen Information

There are 86 specimens of this Species.

48 results plotted on map in 43 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

136888 - 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, Sommerfeldt Ranch Date Collected1994-05-28/1994-05-29

134985 - 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, Whitehorse Creek Date Collected2012-06-20