Orchidaceae
Snail orchid
Comparettia falcata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Comparettia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Snail orchid
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Ademir, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ademir, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kilitz Photography, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kilitz Photography, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.