Orchidaceae
Cricket orchid
Brassia caudata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Brassia
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Brassia caudataOrchidaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 尾状长萼兰
- English
- Cricket orchid, Tailed Brassia
- Finnish
- Lukkikämmekkä
Synonyms
- Brassia caudata var. hieroglyphica Rchb.f.
- Brassia lewisii Rolfe
- Brassia longissima var. minor Schltr.
- Epidendrum caudatum L.
- Malaxis caudata (L.) Willd.
- Oncidium caudatum (L.) Rchb.f.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.