Epidendrum floridense

Epidendrum floridense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Epidendrum
Species: E. floridense
Binomial name
Epidendrum floridense
Hágsater

Epidendrum floridense Hágsater[1] (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][1]

Epidendrum floridense is a cespitose herb, epiphytic on various trees in swamps and forests. It has green, moth-pollinated flowers.[3][4]

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