Guarianthe aurantiaca 'Orange Spots'

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
January to May; peaks from February to April
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession Number
2012-1087A
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Life Form
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics
This color form has red spots.
Range
Mexico to C America
Habitat
Dry, hilly pastures and roadside forests; 300-1100m
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Common Name
Orange Guarianthe clone
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Lilianae
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Genus
Guarianthe
Species
aurantiaca
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic
Orchids
Living Collections
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2012-1087A
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7e85427ee-afe6-41ea-8c4a-40a8e14519d4
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
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