Orchidaceae
Ghost orchid
Dendrophylax lindenii
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Dendrophylax
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 鬼蘭
- English
- Ghost orchid, Palmpolly
- Malayalam
- ഗോസ്റ്റ് ഓർക്കിഡ്
- Persian
- شبح فلوریدا
- Portuguese
- Orquídea Fantasma
- Spanish
- Orquídea fantasma
- Thai
- กล้วยไม้ผีอเมริกา
Synonyms
- Aeranthes lindenii (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
- Angraecum lindenii Lindl.
- Polyradicion lindenii (Lindl.) Garay
- Polyrrhiza lindenii (Lindl.) Cogn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Mick Fournier / HBI Producers of Fine Orchids [1], CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeffalanhale, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NC Orchid from North Carolina, USA, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.