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Encyclia cochleata (L.) Dressler
Clamshell orchid, cockleshell orchid

Family: Orchidaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Epiphyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and northern South America.

NatureServe Global Status: Apparently Secure

State of Florida Status: Endangered

FNAI State Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Encyclia cochleata
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Other data on Encyclia cochleata available from :
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Encyclia cochleata has been found in the following 17 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Castellow Hammock Park Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Deering Estate at Cutler Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Dupuis Reserve Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Native
Fern Forest Nature Center Present Native
Fuchs Hammock Preserve Present Native
Hattie Bauer Hammock Possibly Extirpated Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park Reported
Meissner Hammock Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Assumed to be Present Native
Pond Apple Slough Present Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Present Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Present Native


Encyclia cochleata has been found in the following 5 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native
Hendry County
Lee County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native


Encyclia cochleata has been found in the following 4 habitats :
Dome Swamp
Rockland Hammock
Slough
Strand Swamp


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Encyclia cochleata
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Encyclia cochleata
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Encyclia cochleata
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Encyclia cochleata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley