Orchidaceae
White dog orchid
Codonorchis lessonii
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Codonorchis
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- White dog orchid
- Spanish
- Palomita, Flor de palomita
Synonyms
- Calopogon lessonii (d'Urv.) Brongn.
- Codonorchis poeppigii Lindl.
- Codonorchis skottsbergii Kraenzl.
- Codonorchis tetraphylla (Poepp. & Endl.) L.O.Williams
- Epipactis lessonii d'Urv.
- Pogonia lessonii (d'Urv.) Rchb.f.
- Pogonia lessonii var. poeppigii (Lindl.) Reiche
- Pogonia lessonii var. skottsbergii (Kraenzl.) Reiche
- Pogonia tetraphylla Poepp. & Endl.
Flowers
- In flower
- October to January (from 389 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Reuber Brandão, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alaina Larkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: My-Lan Le, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Arthur Chapman, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pabloendemico, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Caroline Quinn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Arthur Chapman, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: pabloendemico, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.