Orchidaceae
Longclaw orchid
Eltroplectris calcarata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Eltroplectris
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Longclaw orchid
- Portuguese
- Orquídea-bigode
Synonyms
- Centrogenium calcaratum (Sw.) Schltr.
- Centrogenium rademarkeri Ruschi & la Gasa
- Centrogenium setaceum (Lindl.) Schltr.
- Collea calcarata (Sw.) Lindl.
- Eltroplectris acuminata Raf.
- Neottia calcarata Sw.
- Pelexia calcarata (Sw.) Cogn.
- Pelexia domingensis Lindl.
- Pelexia setacea Lindl.
- Pelexia setacea var. glabra Cogn.
- Spiranthes calcarata (Sw.) Jiménez
- Stenorrhynchos calcaratum (Sw.) Rich.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
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.