Arethusa bulbosa

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 950. 1753.

IllustratedEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 597. Mentioned on page 594.

Plants 2–40 cm. Leaves: blade 5–23 cm × 3–12 mm. Inflorescences: floral bracts 2, inconspicuous. Flowers pink to magenta, rarely white or bluish, gaping, large; sepals erect, narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly oblong, 20–55 × 3–9 mm; petals arcuate, 23–49 × 4–10 mm; lip obovate to oblong, arcuate to reflexed near middle, often obscurely 3-lobed, 19–35 ×10–19 mm; disc with crest of yellow lamellae and fleshy processes. Capsules erect, ovoid to ellipsoid, 15–25 mm. 2n = 40.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Sphagnum bogs, coniferous swamps, calcareous treed to open fens, and moist, acid, sandy meadows
Elevation: 0–1100 m

Distribution

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Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Conn., Del., Ind., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Vt., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

The occurrence of Arethusa bulbosa in Cook County, Illinois (F. Swink and G. S. Wilhelm 1994), and in Maryland are unconfirmed.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Charles J. Sheviak +  and Paul M. Catling +
Linnaeus +
Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Conn. +, Del. +, Ind. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
0–1100 m +
Sphagnum bogs, coniferous swamps, calcareous treed to open fens, and moist, acid, sandy meadows +
Flowering Jun–Jul. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Arethusa bulbosa +
Arethusa +
species +