PLANTS Profile for Prosthechea pygmaea (dwarf butterfly orchid)

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PLANTS Profile

Prosthechea pygmaea (Hook.) W.E. Higgins
dwarf butterfly orchid

Symbol:

PRPY

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N

More Information:

Synonyms:
Prosthechea pygmaea (Hook.) W.E. Higgins

COTR6	Coelia triptera auct. non (Sm.) G. Don ex Steud.
ENPY	Encyclia pygmaea (Hook.) Dressler	dwarf butterfly orchid
EPPY2	Epidendrum pygmaeum Hook.
HOPY2	Hormidium pygmaeum (Hook.) Benth. & Hook. f.
HOTR3	Hormidium tripterum (Brongn.) Cogn.

Distribution:
Prosthechea pygmaea (Hook.) W.E. Higgins


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Prosthechea pygmaea (Hook.) W.E. Higgins

View 126 genera in Orchidaceae, 3 species in Prosthechea

Classification:
Prosthechea pygmaea (Hook.) W.E. Higgins

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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	Prosthechea Kn. & Westc.
Species	Prosthechea pygmaea (Hook.) W.E. Higgins – dwarf butterfly orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Prosthechea pygmaea (Hook.) W.E. Higgins

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:
Encyclia pygmaea
dwarf epidendrum		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Prosthechea pygmaea (Hook.) W.E. Higgins

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

Time Generated: 05/26/2013 03:27 AM CDT