Family: Orchidaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida and the West Indies (Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles); scattered.
Map of Florida Locations
NatureServe Global Status:
Apparently Secure
State of Florida Status:
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: A rare terrestrial orchid in southeastern Florida in Miami-Dade County. It was first collected in the United States in 1947 by Roy Woodbury and Manley Boss (Hawkes 1950, Luer 1972,
Gann et al. 2002, p. 61). Although reported by others, this was the only verified record for South Florida until it was rediscovered in 2010 by Greg Reed in Everglades National Park (Sadle 2012a). See also IRC's report
Vascular plant species of management concern in Everglades National Park (Gann 2015, page 84).
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: See also the North American Orchid Conservation Center's
Go Orchids website.
