Cleistesiopsis bifaria (Fernald) Pansarin & F. Barros

Locations ofCleistesiopsis bifaria (Fernald) Pansarin & F. Barros in Virginia

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Family
Orchidaceae
Botanical Name
Cleistesiopsis bifaria (Fernald) Pansarin & F. Barros
Common Name
Appalachian Small Spreading Pogonia
Synonym(s)
Cleistes bifaria (Fernald) Catling & Gregg; Cleistes divaricata (L.) Ames var. bifaria Fernald
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Cleistesiopsis bifaria (Fernald) Pansarin & F. Barros
Comments
This plant is more diminutive than Cleistesiopsis divaricata in nearly every respect. It is very similar to C. oricamporum, which was recently discovered in the Virginia Coastal Plain. See Comments under that species.
Habitat
Dry, acidic soils of oak/heath forests and pine-oak/heath woodlands. Rare in the sw. and wc. mountains.
Native Status
Native

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