Orchidaceae
Heavyfruit butterfly orchid
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Common names
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- English
- Heavyfruit butterfly orchid
Synonyms
- Encyclia monticola (Fawc. & Rendle) Acuña
- Encyclia oncidioides var. gravida (Lindl.) Hoehne
- Encyclia sintenisii (Rchb.f.) Britton
- Epidendrum gravidum Lindl.
- Epidendrum monticola Fawc. & Rendle
- Epidendrum oncidioides var. gravidum (Lindl.) Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.
- Epidendrum sintenisii Rchb.f.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FruitPhoto: Juan J. Morales-Trejo, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.