Orchidaceae
Pixie caps
Acianthus fornicatus
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Acianthus
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Pixie caps, Pixie cap, Hooded mosquito orchid, Inland mosquito orchid, Tiny mosquito orchid
- Persian
- ارکیده پشهای شمالی, ارکیده پشهای کلاهکدار
Synonyms
- Acianthus apprimus D.L.Jones
- Acianthus borealis D.L.Jones
- Acianthus brunonis F.Muell.
- Acianthus collinus D.L.Jones
- Acianthus exiguus D.L.Jones
- Epipactis fornicata (R.Br.) Poir.
Photos
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Doug Ford from Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Doug Ford from Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.