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Triphora trianthophoros
Also called Three Birds Orchid, Nodding Pogonia
Threebirds is a small, rare, semi-saprophytic terrestrial orchid of eastern North America that produces nodding flowers in shaded woodland, and it is very hard to grow in cultivation. Its key requirement is a shaded, moist, humus-rich woodland habitat; it is not a routine garden or houseplant.
Triphora trianthophoros, the threebirds or three birds orchid, or nodding pogonia, is a species of terrestrial orchid native to eastern North America.
Triphora trianthophoros is native to the eastern North America, ranging from as far south as Panama and north through Central America and the central and eastern United States into Ontario. Despite its wide distribution, the species is rare throughout much of its range and has been given G3G4 (secured, but with cause for concern) conservation status by NatureServe. In the United States, it is listed as rare or extremely rare in the New England states.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Triphora trianthophoros 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.
