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large spreading pogonia

Cleistesiopsis divaricata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 14, February 16, March 15, April 24, May 134, June 23, July 12, August 11, September 14, October 14, November 11, December 13.
United States351
North Carolina183
Georgia43
South Carolina39
Tennessee11
Alabama9
Virginia5
Kentucky2
New Jersey2
Pennsylvania1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
FamilyOrchids · Orchidaceae
GenusSpreading Pogonias · Cleistesiopsis

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