genus
Bletia
Bletia
Field notes
Children
- Pine Pink native
- Crested Coralroot native
- Glass Mountain Crested Coralroot native
- Largeflower Crested Coralroot native
- Texas Crested Coralroot native
- Flor De Pasmo native
- Arizona Crested Coralroot native
- Chisos Mountain Crested Coralroot native
- Carter’s Orchid native
- Coleman's Coralroot native
- Bletia parva native
- Slender Pinepink introduced
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native Bletia All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Pine Pink
Bletia purpurea
flowers
2
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Crested Coralroot
Bletia spicata
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Glass Mountain Crested Coralroot
Bletia nitida
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Arizona Crested Coralroot
Bletia arizonica
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Texas Crested Coralroot
Bletia warnockii
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Largeflower Crested Coralroot
Bletia mexicana
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Carter’s Orchid
Bletia corallicola
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Flor De Pasmo
Bletia patula
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Coleman's Coralroot
Bletia colemanii
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Chisos Mountain Crested Coralroot
Bletia revoluta
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Bletia parva