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Orchidaceae

Big cypress star orchid

Epidendrum strobiliferum Rchb.f.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Epidendrum

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Big cypress star orchid: Epidendrum strobiliferum, Do Ubatuba, São Francisco do Sul - SC, 89240-000, Brasil, 2025-08-19 (iNaturalist).
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Big cypress star orchid

Synonyms

  • Epidendrum mosenii Barb.Rodr.
  • Epidendrum ramosum House
  • Epidendrum rodriguesii Cogn.
  • Epidendrum verecundum Schltr.
  • Isochilus ramosus Focke
  • Spathiger strobilifer (Rchb.f.) Small
  • Spathiger strobiliferus Small

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.