PLANTS Profile for Triphora trianthophora (threebirds)

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PLANTS Profile

Triphora trianthophora (Sw.) Rydb.
threebirds

Symbol:

TRTR3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Triphora trianthophora (Sw.) Rydb.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 562. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Synonyms:
Triphora trianthophora (Sw.) Rydb.

TRTRS

Triphora trianthophora (Sw.) Rydb. var. schaffneri Camp

Distribution:
Triphora trianthophora (Sw.) Rydb.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Triphora trianthophora (Sw.) Rydb.

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 7 species in Triphora

Classification:
Triphora trianthophora (Sw.) Rydb.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Triphora Nutt. – noddingcaps
Species	Triphora trianthophora (Sw.) Rydb. – threebirds

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Triphora trianthophora (Sw.) Rydb.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
nodding pogonia		Special Concern
Florida:
three-birds orchid		Threatened
Maine:
nodding pogonia		Threatened
Maryland:
nodding pogonia		Endangered, Extirpated
Massachusetts:
nodding pogonia		Endangered
Michigan:
three-birds orchid		Threatened
New Hampshire:
three-birds orchid		Threatened
New Jersey:
three birds orchid		Endangered
New York:
nodding pogonia		Endangered
Ohio:
three-birds-orchid		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
nodding pogonia		Endangered
Vermont:
three-bird orchid		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Triphora trianthophora (Sw.) Rydb.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,OBL

UPL

FACW-

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FACU

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Triphora trianthophora (Sw.) Rydb.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43709.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 12:55 AM MDT