FNPS Plant Database
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Orchidaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Usually moist, occasional inundation
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Organic
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9B

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Vouchered In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinated by bees.
Native Habitats:
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
The range of this species includes much of eastern North America. This orchid is found through much of Florida, especially north Florida.
State Threatened. Please acquire only from reputable sources.
Citations:
Phillips, Thomas. (Undated). Plant of the Week: Rose Pogonia. ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/pogonia_ophioglossoides.shtml ). Accessed 2026. U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.






