Family: Orchidaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Secure
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: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 300-301) based on one extant occurrence in Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, where still present. No new occurrences are known.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.
See also, IRC’s report
Vascular plant species of management concern in Everglades National Park (Gann 2015), page 111 and Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).
