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Dendrophylax lindenii

Dendrophylax lindenii (Lindl.) Benth. ex Rolfe

Ghost Orchid, Frog Orchid, Palmpolly, Linden's Angurek, White Butterfly Orchid

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

USDA Symbol: DELI8

Dendrophylax lindenii (Ghost orchid) #60350

Image Information

Photographer: Cressler, Alan
County: Collier
State: FL
Location Notes: Mistletoe Swamp. Big Cypress National Preserve.
Accession date: 2018-05-18
Filename: A_C_IMG5504.JPG
Slide Index: 3752296193_e276fa3017_o.JPG
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Landscape
Shot: Close-up of a flower. Photographer's note: "Ghost orchids are rare leafless epiphytes that often occur on pop ash trees (Fraxinus caroliniana) in the swamps of southwest Florida. I have seen plants many times but never in bloom. This plant was growing about five feet above the four feet deep water."
Date Taken: 2009-07-12
NPIN Image Id: 60350

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This image has been verified.
By: Joseph A. Marcus
Date: 2018-04-03

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