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Epidendrum floridense

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Epidendrum floridense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Epidendrum
Species:
E. floridense
Binomial name
Epidendrum floridense
Hágsater[1]

Epidendrum floridense (Florida star orchid) is a threatened species of orchid native to southern Florida, in the Everglades and in the region around Lake Okeechobee.[2] It was long listed as E. difforme Jacquin, formerly considered a highly variable species but now known to be a complex of dozens of species.[3][4]

Epidendrum floridense is a cespitose herb, epiphytic on various trees in swamps and forests. It has green, moth-pollinated flowers.[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Epidendrum floridense Hágsater", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-05-31
  2. ^ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Epidendrum floridense
  3. ^ a b Flora of North America, vol 26, page 611.
  4. ^ Hágsater, E. Icon. Orchid. 2(1): plate 133. 1993.
  5. ^ IOSPE photos, Epidendrum floridense