Orchidaceae
Fringed star orchid
Epidendrum ciliare
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Epidendrum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 白花树兰, 白花樹蘭
- English
- Fringed star orchid
Synonyms
- Auliza ciliaris (L.) Salisb.
- Coilostylis ciliaris (L.) Withner & P.A.Harding
- Coilostylis cuspidata (G.Lodd.) Withner & P.A.Harding
- Coilostylis emarginata Raf.
- Encyclia ciliaris (L.) A.Lemée
- Epidendrum ciliare var. cuspidatum (G.Lodd.) Lindl.
- Epidendrum ciliare var. minor Stein
- Epidendrum ciliare var. typicum Stehlé
- Epidendrum ciliare var. viscidum (Lindl.) Lindl.
- Epidendrum cuspidatum G.Lodd.
- Epidendrum cuspidatum var. brachysepalum Rchb.f.
- Epidendrum luteum Planch.
- Epidendrum sanctalucianum H.G.Jones
- Epidendrum viscidum Lindl.
- Phaedrosanthus ciliaris (L.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
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Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Stephen AG Stephen AG, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.