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Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC.
Pinepink

Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2012
In habitat, New Providence, Bahamas

Family: Orchidaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Peninsular Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and northern South America. In Central Florida, known only from the Avon Park Air Force Range, where perphaps introduced with road fill (see Orzell 25213 USF ).

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Secure

State of Florida Status: Threatened

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: A rare terrestrial orchid widespread in South Florida from Martin and Lee counties south to southern Miami-Dade County and the Monroe County mainland, then disjunct to the lower Florida Keys in the vicinity of Big Pine Key. Also visit our Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information about using this species for native plant landscaping and restoration in South Florida.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: See also the North American Orchid Conservation Center's Go Orchids website.

Synonyms: Bletia verecunda (Salisb.) R. Br.

Other data on Bletia purpurea available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Bletia purpurea has been found in the following 36 conservation areas :
A.D. Doug Barnes Park	Present	Native
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Biscayne National Park	Present	Native
Boystown Pineland	Present	Native
Camp Owaissa Bauer	Present	Native
Castellow Hammock Park	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
Collier-Seminole State Park	Present	Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)	Present	Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary	Present	Native
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Florida City Pineland	Present	Native
Frog Pond/L-31 N Transition Lands	Present	Native
Fuchs Hammock Preserve	Present	Native
Grassy Waters Preserve	Present	Native
Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area	Present	Native
Homestead Bayfront Park	Present	Native
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area	Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Larry and Penny Thompson Park	Present	Native
Loxahatchee River Natural Area	Present	Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area	Present	Native
Luis Martinez United States Army Reserve Station, Richmond Pine Rocklands	Present	Native
National Key Deer Refuge	Present	Native
Navy Wells Pineland Preserve	Present	Native
Picayune Strand State Forest	Present	Native
Pond Cypress Natural Area	Present	Native
Quail Roost Pineland	Present	Native
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area	Present	Native
SOCSOUTH	Present	Native
South Dade Wetlands	Present	Native
Sugarloaf Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Tree Island Park	Present	Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve	Present	Native
Zoo Miami	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Bletia purpurea has been found in the following 7 counties :
Broward County	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
Collier County		Native
Lee County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Monroe County (Keys)		Native
Monroe County (Mainland)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native