PLANTS Profile for Pteroglossaspis ecristata (giant orchid)

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PLANTS Profile

Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe
giant orchid

Symbol:

PTEC2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe

Eulophia ecristata

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More Information:

Synonyms:
Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe

	EUEC	Eulophia ecristata (Fernald) Ames
	TREC	Triorchos ecristata (Fernald) Small

Distribution:
Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC)

Related Taxa:
Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe

View 126 genera in Orchidaceae, 1 species in Pteroglossaspis

Classification:
Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe

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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	Pteroglossaspis Rehb. f. – pteroglossaspis
Species	Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe – giant orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe

This plant and synonym 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:
Eulophia ecristata
non-crested eulophia		Threatened
North Carolina:
eulophia		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504667.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 10:16 PM CDT