Cleistes Divaricata (Noun)
Meaning
Orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Cleistes divaricata can be found in wet areas of the northeastern United States, where its magenta-pink flowers bloom in late spring.
- Southern states occasionally report sightings of the rosebud orchid, known more commonly as cleistes divaricata.
- Rosebud orchid or cleistes divaricata can be found on the forest floor near wet and swampy lands of the northeastern United States.
- Some researchers still group cleistes divaricata within the Pogonia genus, but others maintain that cleistes and Pogonia have distinguishing characteristics.
- The habitat of the northeastern United States is suitable for rosebud orchids or cleistes divaricata.