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Dendrophylax lindenii (Lindl.) Benth. ex Rolfe
Ghost orchid, Palmplolly

Dendrophylax lindenii
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Family: Orchidaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Epiphyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida and Cuba.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Critically Imperiled

State of Florida Status: Endangered

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Critically Imperiled

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: This iconic orchid is known from ten conservation and tribal areas in South Florida. Not all are listed below due to security concerns.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: Reports of ghost orchid in Everglades National Park are based on plants unsuccessfully transplanted to Chekika Hammock (Gann 2015) and first reported in 1982. Ghost orchid is not native to Miami-Dade County or Everglades National Park.

Synonyms: Polyradicion lindenii, Polyrrhiza lindenii.

Other data on Dendrophylax lindenii available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Dendrophylax lindenii has been found in the following 8 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Collier-Seminole State Park Present Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Everglades National Park Presumed Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Present Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Dendrophylax lindenii has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native
Hendry County Native
Lee County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Dendrophylax lindenii has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Dome Swamp
Slough
Strand Swamp

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Dendrophylax lindenii
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Dendrophylax lindenii
Copyright by: Roger Hammer