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Orchidaceae

Grassleaf orchid

Koellensteinia graminea (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Koellensteinia

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Grassleaf orchid (Koellensteinia graminea)
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
禾叶柯伦兰
English
Grassleaf orchid

Synonyms

  • Aganisia graminea (Lindl.) N.E.Br.
  • Aganisia graminea (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
  • Koellensteinia elegantula Schltr.
  • Koellensteinia graminoides D.E.Benn. & Christenson
  • Maxillaria graminea Lindl.
  • Promenaea graminea (Lindl.) Lindl.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: 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.