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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC.
Purple Bletia

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

Family: Orchidaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, peninsular Florida, Mexico, Central America and northern South America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Other data on Bletia purpurea available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Bletia purpurea has been reported for the following habitat in Bahama Archipelago :
Pineland

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Bletia purpurea
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2012
In habitat, New Providence, Bahamas
Bletia purpurea
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2012
In habitat, New Providence, Bahamas
Bletia purpurea
Copyright by: Michelle M. Smith, 2018
In habitat, Florida City Pineland, Florida
Bletia purpurea
Copyright by: Michelle M. Smith, 2018
In habitat, Florida City Pineland, Florida
Bletia purpurea
Copyright by: Michelle M. Smith, 2018
In habitat, Florida City Pineland, Florida
Bletia purpurea
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Bletia purpurea
Copyright by: Shirley Denton