About Calopogon oklahomensis D.H.Goldman
Calopogon oklahomensis, commonly called the Oklahoma grass pink or prairie grass pink, is a terrestrial orchid species native to the United States. This species is only found in the U.S. states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. It is locally extinct (extirpated) across most of its current range. Calopogon oklahomensis is a perennial herb. Its flowers can be white, pink, or purple, and its labellum has a patch of yellow hairs at its apex. Flowering occurs from March to July. It grows in habitats including coastal prairies, savannas, bog edges, and oak woodlands. This species was formally described by Douglas H. Goldman in 1995.
