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Cranichis muscosa
Also called Moss Loving Cranichis, Mossy Helmet Orchid
Cranichis muscosa is a small terrestrial orchid from the West Indies, Central America and northern South America, with a small population in southern Florida. It is a tuberous geophyte that grows in the ground in seasonally dry tropical conditions rather than as a typical epiphytic houseplant.
Cranichis muscosa, the cypress-knee helmet orchid, is a species of terrestrial orchid. It is widespread across most of the West Indies, extending into Central America, southern Mexico, Belize, northern South America, and southern Florida.
Cranichis candida · Puerto Rico helmet orchid · Helmet Orchid
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cranichis muscosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
