Orchidaceae
Threebirds
Triphora trianthophora
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Triphora
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Threebirds
Synonyms
- Pogonia trianthophora (Sw.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
- Triphora trianthophora f. caerulea P.M.Br.
- Triphora trianthophora subsp. trianthophora
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: NC Orchid from North Carolina, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allefant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allefant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Samuel A. Schmid, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Samuel A. Schmid, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Samuel A. Schmid, CC BY 4.0, 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.