Stelis gelida

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Object Details

Description

This medium sized orchid forms large, scattered colonies in swamps. It is secure across its range, but endangered in Florida, where it mostly grows in only one preserve.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

December to April

Pollination Syndrome

Flies (Drosophilidae, Empididae), beetles (lady bugs, chrysomelids)

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2005-0078A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Erect inflorescence is 6" (15 cm) long with 30-35 white flowers which bloom successively. Flowers are .12" (3 mm).

Fragrance

Pleasant

Range

S Florida to Tropical America

Habitat

Swamps; 650-7550ft (200-2300m)

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Common Name

Flor de Llanten

Frosted Orchid

The Frosty Stelis

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Stelis

Species

gelida

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax79fcc5c29-f64b-4d2c-9650-672f12296de0

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2005-0078A