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Dendrophylax lindenii, the ghost orchid (a common name also used for Epipogium aphyllum) is a rare perennial epiphyte from the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It is native to Florida, the Bahamas, and Cuba. [2] [4] Other common names include palm polly and white frog orchid.
Epipogium aphyllum, the ghost orchid, is a hardy mycoheterotrophic orchid lacking chlorophyll. [2] In much of its range, it is a rare representative of family Orchidaceae. [3] It is famous for its unpredictable appearance; in many localities it has been seen just once. [4]
Epipogium, commonly known as ghost orchids [2] (Chinese: 虎舌蘭; pinyin: hǔshé lán [3] or 上鬚蘭; shàngxū lán), is a genus of four species of terrestrial leafless orchids in the family Orchidaceae.
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The book inspired him to go on his orchid safaris throughout the state, eventually finding and photographing all 98 remaining native orchid species out of the roughly 110 native to Florida. The ...
Ghost orchid, is a common name for several orchids, and may refer to: Dendrophylax lindenii, the American ghost orchid; Epipogium aphyllum, the Eurasian ghost orchid
Researchers from Poland and Colombia recently discovered a new orchid species with a rather attention-getting feature. At its heart is a formation that bears a striking resemblance to a devil.
Epipogium roseum, commonly known as ghost orchid, leafless nodding orchid [2] or 虎舌兰 (hu she lan), [3] is a leafless terrestrial mycotrophic orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has up to sixteen cream-coloured, yellowish or pinkish flowers with an enlarged ovary on a fleshy hollow flowering stem.