pogonia

Any of various small terrestrial orchids of the genus Pogonia, of the North Temperate Zone, having pink or whitish flowers.

[New Latin Pōgōnia, genus name, from Greek pōgōn, beard.]

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower

Pogonia
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Vanilloideae Tribe: Pogoniinae Genus: Pogonia
Type species
Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker Gawl.
Species
Pogonia japonica Pogonia kungii Pogonia minor Pogonia ophioglossoides Pogonia parvula Pogonia trinervia Pogonia yunnanensis

Pogonia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. It includes 7 species.

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