Photo Spotlight: Calopogon barbatus - Bearded Grass Pink

This beautiful flower is an orchid in the genus Calopogon. There are four species of Calopogon in Florida, and of the two that often have multiple flowers blooming (this is an exception), Calopogon barbatus is the most common. This terrestrial species can be found in wet, boggy meadows, often in the company of sundew and butterwort. I found this individual in Johnathan Dickinson SP.

I've added a number of new photos to my site recently, including

Drosera capillaris - Pink Sundew

Habenaria odontopetala - Toothed False Rein Orchid

Pinguicula caeurulea - Blueflower Butterwort

and many others