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Lepanthes pteropogon is a small epiphytic orchid from wet tropical forests, a miniature species in a genus of tiny, often hard-to-grow orchids. It needs humid, shaded, well-ventilated conditions and is grown mainly by orchid specialists.
Lepanthes pteropogon is a species of orchid found from Colombia to El Salvador.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lepanthes pteropogon 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.
