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Ophioglossella

Ophioglossella
Photo: LocationPapuaNewGuinea.svg: By Rei-artur pt en Rei-artur blog derivative work: Abhijitsathe (talk), MagentaGreen, CC BY-SA 3.0

Ophioglossella is a monotypic genus of orchids from New Guinea, with one species, Ophioglossella chrysostoma, a small epiphyte of montane forest that grows on trees rather than in soil.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top of the medium is nearly dry and avoid leaving water sitting in the crown.
Soil
Fine bark or sphagnum-based orchid mix in a small pot or mount.
Temperature
Cool to intermediate, roughly 12–24 °C given its 1,700–2,300 m habitat; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard

About

Ophioglossella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae endemic to New Guinea. The sole species is Ophioglossella chrysostoma.

Where it grows

It occurs at elevations of 1,700–2,300 metres (5,600–7,500 ft) above sea level in montane forests.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ophioglossella 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.

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