Calopogon Flower. Calopogon tuberosus the tuberous grass pink is an orchid native to eastern north america. A yellow crested lip above the.
Calopogon multiflorus can be found in dry to moist flatwoods with wiregrass longleaf pine and saw palmetto. Its habitat also includes mesic pine savannahs on flat or gently sloping terrain. A yellow crested lip above the.
The more common grass pink orchid lacks short pink pseudo stamens on the lip of its flower.
With the right calopogon information and the right environment you can grow these beautiful orchids in your temperate garden. Calopogon multiflorus is considered globally imperiled and is endangered in florida. Other common names of calopogon tuberosus are tuberous grass pink and grass. Like most orchids calopogon has a specialized petal called a labellum but calopogon flower structure is the opposite of most orchids and the labellum is on the top of the flower instead of the bottom.
