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Calopogon barbatus

(Walt.) Ames

Bearded Grass-pink

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144804
Element CodePMORC0C010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
CITESAppendix II
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderOrchidales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusCalopogon
Other Common Names
bearded grasspink (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-06-29
Change Date1996-06-29
Threat Impact Comments
Highly threatened by land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, succession, and forest management practices (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist, acidic, sandy pine savannas and grasslands; 0-100 m (FNA 2002a).
Terrestrial Habitats
Woodland - ConiferSavannaGrassland/herbaceous
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
MississippiS2Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
FloridaS4Yes
AlabamaS1Yes
LouisianaS1Yes
South CarolinaS2Yes
GeorgiaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Florida (2)
AreaForestAcres
Gum BayApalachicola National Forest11,645
SavannahApalachicola National Forest1,927
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.