CALOPOGON

genus of about four species of terrestrial orchids, family Orchidaceae, found in bogs and swamps of North America and the West Indies. The lip of the grass-pink, or swamp-pink (Calopogon pulchellus), flower is covered with many yellow hairs. The flowers of most species bear the lip uppermost, range in colour from lavender and deep pink to white, and are about 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide. There are one or two ribbed leaves per corm (swollen stem base) and several flowers on each flower spike.