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Prosthechea boothiana (Dollar orchid)
Cressler, Alan

Prosthechea boothiana

Prosthechea boothiana (Lindl.) W.E. Higgins

Dollar Orchid

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PRBO3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Peduncle up to about 1 foot tall. Plant grows on trees and may be up to 10 feet long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Green , Purple
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: FL

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 35 - Go Orchids (2019) North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOCC)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Prosthechea boothiana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Prosthechea boothiana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Prosthechea boothiana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-25
Research By: CBR

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