Flora of North America species comparison

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Arethusa

arethusa, aréthuse, dragon's-mouth
Habit Herbs, perennial.
Roots

few, slender, fleshy.
Stems

scapose, at base a bulbous corm.
Leaves

solitary, basal;

blade subtended by 2–3 tubular sheaths, obscurely plicate, linear-lanceolate, developing during and after anthesis.
Inflorescences

terminal;

floral bracts minute.
Flowers

solitary (rarely 2), resupinate, erect, showy;

anther with pair of soft yellow-green pollinia;

stigma emergent, with free lateral lobes. Fruits capsules, erect.

Arethusa
Distribution
from USDA
North America
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Species 1.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 596. Authors: Charles J. Sheviak, Paul M. Catling.
Parent taxa Orchidaceae > subfam. Epidendroideae > tribe Arethuseae > subtribe Arethusinae
Subordinate taxa
A. bulbosa
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 950. (1753): Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 407. (1754)
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