Frog Orchid Dactylorhiza viridis var. virescens
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Frog Orchid:
Previously known as:
- Coeloglossum viride var. virescens
- Dactylorhiza viridis
- Habenaria viridis var. bracteata
- Phonetic Spelling
- dak-ty-lor-RY-zuh VEER-ih-diss veer-ES-enz
- Description
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This orchid grows in coniferous and hardwood forests, tundra, prairies, meadows, thickets, coastal heaths, and bogs in shallow, moist areas that are wet in springtime. It is not recommended for home landscapes and is extremely rare within North Carolina.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Dactylorhiza
- Species:
- viridis
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Russian Far East to Japan, North America
- Distribution:
- USA: AK , AZ , CO , CT , IA , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , PA , RI , SD , TN , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY Canada: NB , NS , PE
- Wildlife Value:
- This orchid is pollinated by wasps and small beetles.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Native Plant
- Wildflower
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Frequent Standing Water
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Raceme
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Lipped
- Flower Description:
- Green flowers; bracts are two to three times as long as the flowers; short, inconspicuous spur
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Oblanceolate
- Obovate
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Broad, blunt-tipped lower leaves;
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Woodland
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Wet Soil
