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Macradenia lutescens R. Br.
Longgland orchid

Macradenia lutescens
Copyright by: Carl Luer

Family: Orchidaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Epiphyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola) and northern 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: Possibly Extirpated or Extinct

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Presumed Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Assumed to be Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as presumed extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002; pp 85-87) based on numerous collections and observations between 1903 and at least 1966 from hammocks on Long Pine Key in Everglades National Park. No new records are known despite many searches since 1977.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Assumed to be Cultivated

Comments: See also, IRC’s report Vascular plant species of management concern in Everglades National Park (Gann 2015), page 110.

Other data on Macradenia lutescens available from :

Macradenia lutescens has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Everglades National Park Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Macradenia lutescens has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Macradenia lutescens has been found in the following habitat :
Rockland Hammock

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Macradenia lutescens
Copyright by: Carl Luer
Macradenia lutescens
Copyright by: Carl Luer