Cattleya Betty Ford

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Object Details

Description

This complex Cattleya is one of the First Lady orchids, bred to honor First Ladies of the United States. This orchid honors Betty Ford a passionate advocate for women's rights and strong supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

Parentage

Cattleya Barbara's Delight x Cattleya Nigrescent

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2008-4187A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Range

hybrid

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Common Name

Cattleya hybrid

First Lady Orchid

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Cattleya

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax70346339d-1953-4cc2-8ae0-a450640fd6c3

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2008-4187A