Orchidaceae
Tampa butterfly orchid
Encyclia tampensis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Encyclia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 坦普尔围柱兰
- English
- Tampa butterfly orchid
Synonyms
- Encyclia tampensis f. albolabia P.M.Br.
- Epidendrum tampense Lindl.
- Epidendrum tampense var. albolabium A.D.Hawkes
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Mmcknight4, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mmmavocado, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: mmmavocado, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mmmavocado, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mmmavocado, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mmmavocado, 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.