PLANTS Profile for Epidendrum amphistomum (big-mouth star orchid)

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PLANTS Profile

Epidendrum amphistomum A. Rich.
big-mouth star orchid

Symbol:

EPAM3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

More Information:

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Epidendrum amphistomum A. Rich.

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Synonyms:
Epidendrum amphistomum A. Rich.

	AMAN4	Amphiglottis anceps auct. non (Jacq.) Britton & P. Wilson
	EPAN7	Epidendrum anceps auct. non Jacq.

Distribution:
Epidendrum amphistomum A. Rich.


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USA (FL)

Related Taxa:
Epidendrum amphistomum A. Rich.

View 126 genera in Orchidaceae, 29 species in Epidendrum

Classification:
Epidendrum amphistomum A. Rich.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Epidendrum L. – star orchid
Species	Epidendrum amphistomum A. Rich. – big-mouth star orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Epidendrum amphistomum A. Rich.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
Epidendrum anceps
dingy-flowered epidendrum		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Epidendrum amphistomum A. Rich.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 01:35 PM CDT