Species Orchid, Many Flowered Grass Pink, Many Flowered Calopogon

Many-flowered Grasspink or Manyflowering Grasspink (Calopogon multiflorus) is native to the dry sandy xeric sites, Florida Scrub, dunes, ...Read Moresandy areas, sandhills, ridges and scrubby flatwoods in sun to partial shade in the southeastern U.S. from North Carolina south through Florida as far south as Miami-Dade, Broward, and Collier counties, westward through Alabama and Mississippi into parts of Louisiana, in zones 8a to 10b. It is actually a member of the Orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is a very beautiful, flowering perennial with very attractive, pink to nearly purple (magenta) flowers. The flowers benefit wildlife by probably attracting pollinating insects. It thrives in dry or xeric sites to slightly moist sites, although it is mainly found in drier sites. Sadly, this plant is listed as endangered by the state of Florida due habitat loss due to development and possibly exclusion of fire in the fire-prone southeastern U.S. ecosystems and habitats it is found in. It is also probably listed in other states it is found in as well. Habitat preservation and return of fire to some or many of the habitats it is found in is the key to this plant's survival.

MORE FACTS - Great for dry, sandy, or xeric sites. Needs full sun or partial shade. Synonyms are Calopogon barbatus (Walter)Ames var. multiflorus (Lindl.)Correll, Helleborine multiflora (Lindl.)Kuntze, Limodorum multiflorum (Lindl.)Mohr, and Limodorum pinetorum Small. In Florida, mainly found scattered in several counties in northern Florida and in much of central Florida. However, it is also found scattered in some areas of remaining habitat in south Florida, such as in the seasonally dry/moist pine flatwoods of the western end of the Everglades, as well as in Lee, Collier, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties. It is also reported from parts of Palm Beach County in natural areas, and is also found in south Florida in Martin and St. Lucie counties.

COUNTY DISTRIBUTION IN FLORIDA:

South Florida (by county):
Lee
Collier
Broward
Miami-Dade
Palm Beach (?)
Martin
St. Lucie

Central Florida (by county):
Okeechobee
Highlands
Indian River (?)
Brevard
Osceola
Orange
Seminole
Polk
Hardee
Sarasota
Manatee
Hillsborough
Pinellas
Pasco

North Florida (by county):
Levy
Dixie
Alachua
Putnam
St. Johns
Duval
Nassau
Baker

Panhandle (by county):
Wakulla
Liberty
Franklin

Overall, a great native wildflower orchid for zones 8a to 10b!

This orchid can also be found in slightly moist meadows or slightly moist pine flatwoods as well on occasion.

Endangered in Florida