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Pleurothallis arctata is a small epiphytic orchid from the Peruvian Andes, growing on trees in wet cloud-forest conditions. It is a rarely cultivated species, so care relies on general guidance for cool, humid, shaded miniature orchids.
Pleurothallis arctata is a plant species in the family Orchidaceae.
It is native to Peru. It is found in the Andes around 2200 meters.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pleurothallis arctata 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.
