Orchidaceae
Big-mouth star orchid
Epidendrum amphistomum
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Epidendrum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Big-mouth star orchid
Synonyms
- Epidendrum amphistomum f. rubrifolium P.M.Br.
- Epidendrum secundum subsp. briegeri H.Dietr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Alina Martin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alina Martin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: brycelee, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr. Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.