Epidendrum floridense (Florida star orchid) is a threatened species of orchid native to southern Florida, in the Everglades and in the region around Lake Okeechobee.[2] It was long listed as E. difforme Jacquin, formerly considered a highly variable species but now known to be a complex of dozens of species.[3][4]
| Epidendrum floridense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Genus: | Epidendrum |
| Species: | E. floridense
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| Binomial name | |
| Epidendrum floridense Hágsater[1]
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Epidendrum floridense is a cespitose herb, epiphytic on various trees in swamps and forests. It has green, moth-pollinated flowers.[3][5]
References edit
- ^ "Epidendrum floridense Hágsater", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-05-31
- ^ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Epidendrum floridense
- ^ a b Flora of North America, vol 26, page 611.
- ^ Hágsater, E. Icon. Orchid. 2(1): plate 133. 1993.
- ^ IOSPE photos, Epidendrum floridense