Prosthechea pygmaea
Object Details
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Accession Number
- 2016-0170A
- 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
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Range
- S Florida, Mexico to Tropical America
- Habitat
- Swamps; 0-5580ft (0-1700m)
- 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.
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- 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
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2016-0170A
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Photographed by: Creekside Digital