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Epidendrum nocturnum Jacq.
Night-blooming epidendrum, Night-scented orchid

Epidendrum nocturnum
Copyright by: George D. Gann

Family: Orchidaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Epiphyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Apparently Secure

State of Florida Status: Endangered

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Imperiled

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000). Visit our Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images.

Other data on Epidendrum nocturnum available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Epidendrum nocturnum has been found in the following 14 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Camp Owaissa Bauer Present Native
Castellow Hammock Park Present Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Deering Estate at Cutler Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Doris Davis Forman Wilderness Preserve Natural Area Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native
Fern Forest Nature Center Present Native
Fuchs Hammock Preserve Present Native
Hattie Bauer Hammock Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Meissner Hammock Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Present Native

Epidendrum nocturnum has been found in the following 7 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Collier County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native
Palm Beach County Native

Epidendrum nocturnum has been found in the following 4 habitats :
Dome Swamp
Rockland Hammock
Slough
Strand Swamp

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Epidendrum nocturnum
Copyright by: George D. Gann
Epidendrum nocturnum
Copyright by: George D. Gann
Epidendrum nocturnum
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Epidendrum nocturnum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Epidendrum nocturnum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Epidendrum nocturnum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton