Family: Orchidaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Southeastern United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
NatureServe Global Status:
Apparently Secure
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Imperiled
Map of South Florida Locations
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For images, visit the
Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia website or click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.
Synonyms:
Erythrodes querceticola, Physurus querceticola.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Presumed Extirpated
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Presumed Extirpated
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Presumed Extirpated
Map of Florida Keys Locations
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Collected by John Kunkel Small on Big Pine Key in 1912 (Small 3840, NY) and reported in
1913 by Small for hammocks on Big Pine Key. No other records are known. We consider this native but presumed extirpated on Big Pine Key in the lower Keys.
