Epidendrum floridense

Epidendrum floridense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Laeliinae
Genus:	Epidendrum
Species:	E. floridense
Binomial name
	Epidendrum floridense; Hágsater

Epidendrum floridense Hágsater^[1] (Florida star orchid) is a threatened species of orchid native to southern Florida, in the Everglades and in the region around Lake Okeechobee.^[2] 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.^[3]^[1]

Epidendrum floridense is a cespitose herb, epiphytic on various trees in swamps and forests. It has green, moth-pollinated flowers.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Hágsater, E. Icon. Orchid. 2(1): plate 133. 1993.
^ Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Epidendrum floridense
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Flora of North America, vol 26, page 611.
^ IOSPE photos, Epidendrum floridense

[jjjjjhjhjhsdf-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Hágsater, E. Icon. Orchid. 2(1): plate 133. 1993.

[2] Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Epidendrum floridense

[lklklklklkk-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Flora of North America, vol 26, page 611.

[4] IOSPE photos, Epidendrum floridense

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