Cleistes

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Noun1.Cleistes - terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous rootsCleistes - terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia
genus Cleistes
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
family Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
Cleistes divaricata, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, Pogonia divaricata, spreading pogonia - orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
Cleistes rosea, Pogonia rosea, rosebud orchid - orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
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Reproductive biology of the orchid Cleistes divaricata (L.) Ames var.
Age of Maturity and Life Span in Herbaceous, Polycarpic Perennials
Gregg (1991) failed to detect a fixed sequence of life states in Cleistes divaricata (L.) Ames, and proportions of ramets making particular life state transitions varied among populations and years.
Influence of environmental factors and preliminary demographic analyses of a threatened orchid, Platanthera praeclara
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