Florida Star Orchid (Epidendrum floridense)
Description
Epidendrum floridense H-gsater (Florida star orchid) is a threatened species of orchid native to southern Florida, in the Everglades and in the region around Lake Okeechobee. It was long listed as E. difforme Jacquin, formerly considered a highly variable species but now known to be a complex of dozens of species.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Genus: Epidendrum
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