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Pale Grass-pink

Calopogon pallidus

Found in pine savannas, sandhill seeps. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

12
Modest

Native to Mississippi. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 82%

Height
Up to about 2 feet
Light
Full sun
Soil moisture
Usually moist
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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Leaves
Deciduous
Fruiting season
July to August

Not yet recorded · Spread · Bloom

Bloom: NC species account not read yet.

Spread: no source found yet.

Recorded in 10 Mississippi counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Pine savannas

Open, fire-kept longleaf pine stands over grasses and wildflowers on wet to moist sandy soil.

Coastal Plain seepage bogs

Open, wet, seepage-fed bogs of the Coastal Plain and Sandhills, often with pitcher plants.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food. 147 animals.

All wildlife of Mississippi

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS
1BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Calopogon

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Orchidaceae
Hardiness
Zones 8a–10b
Flower color
Pink or white
Fruit begins
July
Fruit ends
August

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Pale Grass pink

Conservation status

Mississippi rankS4
Global rankG4G5
MS statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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