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Longhorn bog orchid

Habenaria quinqueseta

Also called Longhorn False Reinorchid

Longhorn bog orchid
Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SE. U.S.A. to Texas, Caribbean, S. Mexico to N. South America
Climate
subtropical

About

Habenaria quinqueseta, commonly known as the longhorn bog orchid, is a species of orchid closely related to H. macroceratitis and often mistaken for it. It is native to the southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America.

Where it grows

Habenaria quinqueseta has a widespread distribution from southern North America through to Central America and the West Indies, with the southernmost part of its range in northern South America.

Other Habenaria plants

Rarotonga ground-orchid · Habenaria batesii · Green-hooded rein orchid · Doll orchid · Habenaria delavayi · Big White Egret Flower · Hammock bog orchid · White rein orchid · Small rein orchid · Wispy rein orchid · Habenaria fargesii · Yellow rein orchid

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Habenaria quinqueseta 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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