Prosthechea pygmaea

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Object Details

Description

This miniature, mat-forming orchid has the smallest flowers of its genus. It is generally secure across its range, but endangered in Florida.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

October to February; peaks in January

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2016-0170A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Inflorescence is .08-.16" (.2-.4 cm) long with 1-3 green flowers with a white lip tipped in pink. Flowers are .2-.4" (.5-1 cm) across.

Range

S Florida, Mexico to Tropical America

Habitat

Swamps; 0-5580ft (0-1700m)

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Common Name

Dwarf Butterfly Orchid

Dwarf Prosthechea

Dwarf Encyclia

Dwarf Hormidium

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Prosthechea

Species

pygmaea

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax703dad45b-c3cb-408b-8f5a-a2ae26bb9e4d

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2016-0170A