Question: I located this orchid growing amongst Round-leaved Sundew and Marsh St. John's Wort on a floating sphagnum covered log in …
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Question
I located this orchid growing amongst Round-leaved Sundew and Marsh St. John's Wort on a floating sphagnum covered log in Rumney, NH. My sense is that it's Pogonia ophioglossoides (Rose Pogonia). Would you concur? The plant does have the single clasping leaf halfway up the stem described on your website for P. ophioglossoides. If this attribute and photo isn't enough to be decisive as to the species, are there any other confirmatory details I should be looking for?
Answer
Dear gdewolf, yes, you've photographed Pogonia ophioglossoides. This native orchid frequents organic-soil wetlands (such as the fen you found it growing in).
