Orchidaceae

Fire star orchid

Epidendrum radicans Pav. ex Lindl.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Epidendrum

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 蘆莖樹蘭, 树兰
English: Fire star orchid

Synonyms

Epidendrum pratense Rchb.f.
Epidendrum radicans var. chiriquense Schltr.
Epidendrum radicans var. fuscatum Rchb.f.
Epidendrum rhizophorum Bateman ex Lindl.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: Arne and Bent Larsen, Haarby, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anders Dahl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Arne and Bent Larsen, Haarby, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Solano Andres, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Arne and Bent Larsen, Haarby, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Erika Kopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Vaikoovery, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Magali Marin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marco Obando, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pantoja Santiago Peter, 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.