Orchidaceae
Dragon's mouth
Arethusa bulbosa
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Arethusa
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- فم التنين
- Basque
- Dragoi Ahoa
- Croatian
- Arethusa
- English
- Dragon's mouth
- French
- Aréthuse bulbeuse
- Greek
- Αρέθουσα
- Spanish
- Boca de dragón
- Vietnamese
- Phong lan miệng rồng
Synonyms
- Arethusa bulbosa f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield
- Arethusa bulbosa f. bulbosa
- Arethusa bulbosa f. subcaerulea E.L.Rand & Redfield
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
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Photo: wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.