The Floristic Inventory of South Florida
Conservation of rare plants, animals, and ecosystems

Family: Orchidaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida and the Bahamas.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Vulnerable

State of Florida Status: Endangered

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Critically Imperiled

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002; pp 548-550) based on two occurrences in two conservation areas and one non-conservation area (Jonathan Dickinson State Park and Jupiter Cemetery; Jupiter Ridge Natural Area), the Jupiter Ridge Natural Area with just one plant. Using updated NatureServe criteria there are probably at least three occurrences in that area. This species is now widely cultivated, including translocation efforts into conservation areas outside of its historical range.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For more images, visit Florida's Native and Naturalized Orchids.