No images found for this plant ID: 8953.
Ensure images are uploaded to the Media Library and tagged with "8953" in the "plant_image_tag" taxonomy.
Simpson's grasspink
Scientific Name: Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii
Family: Orchidaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Simpson's Grasspink
Simpson's Grasspink is an attractive grass pink orchid with two accepted subspecies, known as Simpson's pink orchid and tuberous grasspink.
Nomenclature and Taxonomy
- Scientific Name: Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii (Small) Magrath
- Common Name: Simpson's Grasspink, Tuberous Grasspink
- Synonyms:
- Calopogon pulchellus R. Br. var. simpsonii Ames, nom. nud.
- Limodorum simpsonii Small
- Family: Orchidaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
Distribution and Habitat
- Simpson's Grasspink is native to the United States.
- Specifically, it is found in Florida and Louisiana.
- It thrives in alkaline prairies, such as those found in the Florida Everglades and Big Cypress National Preserve.
- The species is considered rarest of the grasspinks being restricted to south Florida.
Morphological Characteristics
- This subspecies is slightly larger than the common grass-pink with wider leaves.
- It is a ground-dwelling, grass-like orchid.
- The height of these orchids makes them easy to spot over the grasslands.
- The flower has an "Upside down flower", whose lip is.
Additional Notes
- A rare albino form of the grass pink orchid exists.
- The USF Herbarium has specimen details available.