Orchidaceae
Moss tufted orchid
Jacquiniella teretifolia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Jacquiniella
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Moss tufted orchid
Synonyms
- Briegeria teretifolia (Sw.) Senghas
- Cymbidium teretifolium (Sw.) Sw.
- Epidendrum subuliferum Schltr.
- Epidendrum teres Rchb.f.
- Epidendrum teretifolium Sw.
- Epidendrum teretifolium var. powellianum Schltr.
- Isochilus teretifolius (Sw.) Lindl.
- Jacquiniella teres Hamer & Garay
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Sascha Ant, 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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.