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Cleistesiopsis bifaria
Also called Small Spreading Pogonia, Upland Spreading Pogonia
A terrestrial orchid from the eastern US Appalachians that grows in savannas, wet meadows and pine or oak woodland. It is a wild species rarely grown in gardens, and it depends on open, fire-maintained habitat.
Cleistesiopsis bifaria, the smaller spreading pogonia, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to the eastern United States, along the Appalachian Mountains from West Virginia to Alabama. It grows up to 2 feet (0.61 metres) tall. Flower petals are white or rose-pink in color with purple or pink venation. Its habitats include savannas, wet meadows, and pine or oak woodlands of ridgetops. The species is threatened by fire suppression, habitat loss, and invasive species.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cleistesiopsis bifaria by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
