View source for Arethusa ← Arethusa You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Arethusa |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sp. Pl. |place=2: 950. 1753 |year=1753 }}, {{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. Pl. ed. |place=5, 407. 1754 |year=1754 }} |common_names=Arethusa;dragon’s-mouth;aréthuse |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Orchidaceae;Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae;Orchidaceae tribe Arethuseae;Orchidaceae (tribe Arethuseae) subtribe Arethusinae;Arethusa |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Orchidaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Orchidaceae tribe Arethuseae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subtribe</small>[[Orchidaceae (tribe Arethuseae) subtribe Arethusinae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Arethusa]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek Arethusa, mythical river nymph |volume=Volume 26 |mention_page=page 497, 598 |treatment_page=page 596 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> perennial. <b>Roots</b> few, slender, fleshy. <b>Stems</b> scapose, at base a bulbous corm. <b>Leaves</b> solitary, basal; blade subtended by 2–3 tubular sheaths, obscurely plicate, linear-lanceolate, developing during and after anthesis. <b>Inflorescences</b> terminal; floral bracts minute. <b>Flowers</b> solitary (rarely 2), resupinate, erect, showy; anther with pair of soft yellow-green pollinia; stigma emergent, with free lateral lobes. <b>Fruits</b> capsules, erect.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=North America. |discussion=<p>Species 1.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Arethusa |author=Charles J. Sheviak;Paul M. Catling |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=subtribe |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Orchidaceae |distribution=North America. |reference=None |publication title=Sp. Pl.;Gen. Pl. ed. |publication year=1753;1754 |special status= |source xml=https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V26/V26_1218.xml |subfamily=Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae |tribe=Orchidaceae tribe Arethuseae |subtribe=Orchidaceae (tribe Arethuseae) subtribe Arethusinae |genus=Arethusa }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Orchidaceae (tribe Arethuseae) subtribe Arethusinae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Orchidaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Arethusa.