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Funky Orchid

Epidendrum blepharistes

Funky Orchid
Photo: Philipp Weigell, CC BY 3.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
Costa Rica, W. South America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Epidendrum blepharistes is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum native to Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Other Epidendrum plants

Epidendrum adenoglossum · Epidendrum alpicola · Epidendrum alsum · Epidendrum amictum · Brown-flower butterfly orchid · Epidendrum apaganoides · Epidendrum armeniacum · Epidendrum bambusiforme · Epidendrum brachyglossum · Epidendrum brevivenium · Beautiful Blooming Epidendrum · Epidendrum campestre

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epidendrum blepharistes by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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